The best quality of frankincense is found in the Dhofar region and is abundantly available in the souqs. Hafa Souq in Salalah is an exclusive place that sells them. Oman’s frankincense trail in Dhofar region was visited by explorers Marco Polo and Lawrence of Arabia. The frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) can still be found in Wadi Dawkah. The trees grow in the alluvial bed of the wadi under the extreme heat of this region.
The three Magi as they are called are an important part of all Christmas Nativity traditions, and often described as the three wise men of the “east” or the three kings of the east. Some Biblical scholars contend they may have been representatives of the Persian/Parthian priestly class, who worshipped fire, studied stars and astrology (and hence read the symbolism of the star of Bethlehem).Magi in fact is plural for magus, now commonly a term used for magicians in fantasy fiction!