Khor Rori, Taqah
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Khawr Rawrī or Khor Rori is a bar-built estuary at the mouth of Wādī Darbāt in the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, near Taqah. It is a major breeding ground for birds, and used to act as an important harbour for frankincense trade when it was an open estuary. Khor Rori has been identified as the location of Moscha Limen and Abyssapolis in ancient Greek literature. The area represents a popular tourist spot within Oman and since 2000, is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Land of Frankincense. ()
Local name: خور روري Unesco: from 2000Area: 3.93 mi²Length: 8202 ftWidth: 1312 ftMaximum depth: 16 ftCoordinates: 17°2'24"N, 54°26'2"E
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