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  • Hafit

  • 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).
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    Hafit
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    Hafit

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2011

    tomb

    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    UAE

    Abu Dhabi

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    Third Millennium BC

    Bronze Age

    Umm al-Nar Culture

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    Bronze Age Monuments

     

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