Start the journey by visiting the first place of the Dokka frankincense reserve, then head to the Wilayat of Thumrait accompanied by a tea break there, followed by a trip to Shusr where there is the Ubar Museum, an archaeological site in the Sultanate of Oman. The southern tip of the Empty Quarter desert in the part called (Shasir), 170 kilometers north of Salalah. It was discovered during the years (1993 – 1995 AD) by a group of archaeologists in cooperation with the Oman government. Evidence indicated that the site was inhabited since the Stone Age, and traces were found in it indicating the latest settlement of this land and dates back to the Iron Age around 325 BC. Excavations at the site revealed the existence of an ancient archaeological city believed to be the city of Iram that is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. Archaeologist continue digging at the site in hopes of more discoveries.
The legend of Ubar (or Wubar) is one of the most persistent in the Arabian peninsula. The name seems originally to have referred to a region or a tribe in or near the Empty Quarter (desert) but later became associated with a legendary city – also known as Iram (or Irem) – which grew immensely wealthy as a result of trade between the coast and population centres inland to the north. According to the story as related in the Qur’an, the city’s rich but godless inhabitants were repeatedly warned to mend their ways by the prophet Hud, but ignored him – after which God destroyed the city, which collapsed back into the sands, never to be seen again.
Whether the ruins at Shisr are in fact those of the legendary Ubar remains something of a moot point, however.
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