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Frankincense tree (Boswellia) with a wide, spreading canopy grows among rocky terrain in the Dhofar mountains of Oman, with other similar trees and hills in the background.

Botafumeiro of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

The value of frankincense in southern Oman's economy

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