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Hafit
Hafit
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Hafit
Hafit, or Hafeet, is an archaeolocical site in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The site includes about 500 ancient tombs lie at the foothills of Jebel Hafeet. The tombs are the remains of an ancient cemetery dating back to 3200 to 3000 BC . Hafit was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Site Information
Country: UAE
District: Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
Site History: Third Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Umm al-Nar Culture
Site Features: Bronze Age Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
Date of Inscription: 2011
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