Oman

Oman keeps maritime dhow building, frankincense trade heritage and falaj irrigation traditions.

Building & habitat Nature & herbalism Music & dance Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Dhow building

Dhow building

Hand-built wooden sailing vessels that powered Indian Ocean trade for centuries.

Building & habitat

Frankincense harvesting

Frankincense harvesting

Tapping Boswellia trees of Dhofar for aromatic resin traded since antiquity.

Nature & herbalism

Aflaj irrigation system

Aflaj irrigation system

Gravity-fed water channels distributing mountain springs to fields by shared timing.

Nature & herbalism

Al-Bar'ah dance

Al-Bar'ah dance

Dhofari war-themed dance with drums and chanted poetry, performed with daggers.

Shuwa cuisine

Shuwa cuisine

Spiced meat wrapped in leaves and slow-cooked for days in an underground oven.