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  • Ash Shuwayhitiyah

  • Ash Shuwayhitiyah

    Ash Shuwayhitiyah is a prehistorical site located north of Sakaka city in Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia. The site is dating back to more than million years ago, and considerd to be the oldest inhabited site in the Arabian Peninsula.
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    Ash Shuwayhitiyah

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Saudi Arabia

    Al Jawf

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    Paleolithic Age

    Paleolithic

    Paleolithic

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    Stone Age Monuments

     

     

     

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