Traditional products such as oud continue to be popular, but men are also layering scents and wearing fragrances once considered solely feminine.

Across Oman’s mountains, wadis and coasts, the scents of rose and frankincense tell a tale that bridges the country’s past and present.

The arid Dawkah valley is home to one of Oman's most prized resources: not oil or gas but frankincense trees, their fragrant sap harvested for millennia by residents who call it "white gold". Located ...