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Hafit
Hafit, or Jebel Hafeet Beehive Tombs, is an archaeological site located near Al Ain 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 the early Bronze Age Hafit period, from 3200 to 3000 BC. Hafit was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of Cultural Sites of Al Ain.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas).by Michael Peter Glenister, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Captain, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Okhtyartist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 367 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2011
Third Millennium BC
Bronze Age
Umm al-Nar Culture
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