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  • Al Khan (Dar Al Deyafa)

  • Al Khan (Dar Al Deyafa)

    Al Khan (Dar Al Deyafa) is an archaeological site located in Failaka Island, Kuwait. The mud-brick structure is believed to have served as a guesthouse or resting place for sailors and ship captains during the Hellenistic period.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Failaka Island: A Palimpsest of Human Civilizations.
    UNESCO Tentative List
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    Elevation: 2 m

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    Al Khan (Dar Al Deyafa)

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Kuwait

    Al Asimah

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    First Millennium BC

    Hellenistic

    Hellenistic

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    Hellenistic Monuments

     

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