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  • Barbar Temple

  • Barbar Temple

    The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, and considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by a Danish archaeological team in 1954. A further two temples were discovered on the site with the oldest dating back to 3000 BC.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Barbar Temple.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Barbar Temple
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    Barbar Temple

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2001

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    Ancient Temples

    Location

    Bahrain

    Northern

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    Third Millennium BC

    Dilmun

    Dilmun

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    Dilmun Monuments

     

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