Mabkhara
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A mabkhara, also called mujmarah is a censer found across the Muslim world. The word is derived from "bakhoor," which is the frankincense burned inside the mabkhara itself. The concept of mabkhara ori
Various forms of mabkhara used in Saudi Arabia.
A man holds up a mabkhara that is in use.
Mabakhir on display at a museum in Kuwait.
Another group of mabakhir on exhibition in a Kuwaiti museum.
Somalia
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest,
Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow
Men from Punt carrying Gifts, Tomb of Rekhmire.
The Beden is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime ship.
The Silk Road extending from China to southern Europe, Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India, and Java