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Multi-periodSite Name: Khor Rori Alternative Name: SumhuramCountry: Oman
NOTE: This site is 30.554 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Salalah Nearest Village: Taqah
Latitude: 17.039670N Longitude: 54.438730E
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5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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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.
References:
Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of information
Nabatea website
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