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<< Our Photo Pages >> Khor Rori - Ancient Village or Settlement in Oman

Submitted by ilsignorstano on Sunday, 22 December 2013  Page Views: 5078

Multi-periodSite Name: Khor Rori Alternative Name: Sumhuram
Country: Oman Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Salalah  Nearest Village: Taqah
Latitude: 17.039670N  Longitude: 54.438730E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Khor Rori
Khor Rori submitted by ilsignorstano : Khor Rori - view of the inner part and the road leading to the complex. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Oman

Khor Rori is an early South Arabian archaeological site adjacent to the lagoon on the coastal strip in the Taqa region, 40 kms east of Salalah. The small fortified town and port was founded as an outpost for the kingdom of Hadramawt in modern Yemen once the Nabataeans started to export frankincense from the Hymraite ports.The site shows signs of Hadrami settlement back to the third century CE and the settlement was probably abandoned in the seventh century.

Inscriptions at Khor Rori reports that the town, called "Sumhuram", was founded on royal initiative and settled by Hadrami emigrants. Dhofar was the main source of frankincense in the ancient period, and it seems likely that the foundation of the settlement was in part motivated by a Hadrami wish to control the production of this valuable commodity. Most scholars identify Khor Rori with the frankincense exporting port of Moscha Limen mentioned in this region in the 1st century maritime guide Periplus Maris Erythraei. The great gate of the town indicates that the citadel had an outer wall with towers and three gates, and that its main entrance was protected by square towers. It contained an inner structure which may have been a temple or castle consisting of large frankincense stores. Other finds include coins, earthenware pots, bronze objects, and a 21 cm high incense burner.

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Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of information
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Khor Rori
Khor Rori submitted by ilsignorstano : Khor Rori - view of the inner part of the complex. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Khor Rori
Khor Rori submitted by ilsignorstano : Khor Rori - view of the inner part and the Khor in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Khor Rori submitted by ilsignorstano : Khor Rori - Inscription in southern araban alphabet II (Vote or comment on this photo)

Khor Rori
Khor Rori submitted by ilsignorstano : Khor Rori - Inscription in southern araban alphabet I (Vote or comment on this photo)

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