Salalah's economy is also based on Tourism. During the Khareef season (July to Sept), many tourists visit from Middle East. There are many places to visit in Salalah during this season as the mountains turns green and the rain causes many waterfalls in the mountains, mainly in Wadi Darbat, Ain Athum, Ain Tubrook, and Ain Khor. There are four tombs reported to belong to prophets located here: Nabi Imran, Nabi Ayoob, Nabi Houd, and Nabi Salih. The city received more than 600,000 tourists during the khareef season in 2017. There are a number of cultural events in Dhofar Governerate which attract visitors, including the Salalah carnival which includes family activities, concerts, rides, cultural activities and vendors.

Salalah was the traditional capital of Dhofar, which reached the peak of prosperity in the 13th century thanks to the incense trade. Later it decayed, and in the 19th century it was absorbed by the Sultanate of Muscat. Between 1932 and 1970, Salalah was the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman under Said bin Taimur. After the latter's overthrow, his son Qaboos decided to move the capital of Oman to Muscat.

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