Frankincense

==Production==
[[File:Olebanum.jpg|thumb|Frankincense]]
Thousands of tons of frankincense are traded every year to be used in religious ceremonies as incense in [[thurible]]s and by makers of perfumes, natural medicines, and [[essential oil]]s. It can be inhaled or applied to the skin for its supposed health benefits. In the Horn of Africa<!--Do not add or rewrite to "Somalia" or "Somaliland"  because these words invite edit-wars of territorial dispute which is irrelevant to the topic.-->, frankincense is harvested in the [[Bari, Somalia|Bari]] and [[Sanaag]] regions: mountains lying at the northwest of [[Erigavo]]; [[El Afweyn District]]; [[Cal Madow]] mountain range, a westerly escarpment that runs parallel to the coast; Cal Miskeed, including [[Hantaara]] and Habeeno plateau and a middle segment of the frankincense-growing escarpment; [[Karkaar]] mountains or eastern escarpment, which lies at the eastern fringe of the frankinscence escarpment.<ref>{{cite book |author=War-Torn Societies Project International, Somali Programme |title=Rebuilding Somalia: Issues and possibilities for Puntland |date=2001 |publisher=HAAN |location=London |isbn=978-1874209041 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rebuildingsomali00wart/page/124 124] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/rebuildingsomali00wart/page/124 }}</ref><ref name="AP-20161225" /> In [[Dhofar]], [[Oman]], frankincense species grow north of [[Salalah]] and were traded in the ancient coastal city of Sumhuram, now [[Khor Rori]].<ref>{{Cite journal| vauthors = Coppi A, Cecchi L, Selvi F, Raffaelli M |date=2010-03-18|title=The Frankincense tree (Boswellia sacra, Burseraceae) from Oman: ITS and ISSR analyses of genetic diversity and implications for conservation|journal=Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution |volume=57|issue=7|pages=1041–1052|doi=10.1007/s10722-010-9546-8|s2cid=11915388|issn=0925-9864}}</ref>