Английская Википедия:Al-Baleed Archaeological Park

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Al-Baleed Archaeological Park is an archaeological park located in Al Balīd (Шаблон:Lang-ar) of Salalah, Dhofar, Oman. It is a part of the Land of Frankincense in the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.[1]

The ruins in the park belong to the ancient city of Z̧afār (Шаблон:Lang-ar) which also covers the adjacent area in Ar Rubāţ (Шаблон:Lang-ar). Z̧afār, from which the Dhofar Governorate got its name,[2] acted as an important port for frankincense trade during the medieval times, after the decline of the nearby port in Khor Rori.[3] The Roman name for the city was Saffara Metropolis and it is known primarily from its placement, together with Ubar, on maps drawn by Ptolemy, the Alexandrian astronomer and geographer.[4]

It was visited by many famous travellers, such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Ibn al-Mujawir and Zheng He.[5] The city declined in the 16th–17th centuries due to various reasons such as closures of the lagoon (Khawr al Balīd) and Portuguese/Turkish/Mamluk invasion.[3]

The site was rediscovered in 1992 by a team led by Nicholas Clapp and archaeologist Juris Zarins of Southwest Missouri State University.[6]

The park also contains the Museum of the Land of Frankincense.

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