This position gave the Nabateans a hold over the trade along the Incense Route.

Najran was also an important stopping place on the Incense Route.

Najrān was a focal point of the Incense Route.

Arab merchants brought these goods to Roman markets by means of camel caravans along the Incense Route.

The Incense Route ran along the western edge of Arabia's central desert about 100 miles inland from the Red Sea coast.

The Incense Route served as a channel for trading of Indian, Arabian and East Asian goods.

Luxury goods traded along the Incense Route included Indian spices, ebony, silk and fine textiles.

Forts along the Incense Route developed into thriving cities with many public buildings and farms.

Tiglath-Pileser III attacks Gaza in order to control trade along the Incense Route.

Pre-Islamic Meccans use the old Incense Route to benefit from the heavy Roman demand for luxury goods.