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  • Tombs of Shir

  • Tombs of Shir

    Tombs of Shir, also Kibaykib or AlJaylah Towers, are ancient Umm an-Nar period tombs located at an altitude of 2000 metres above sea level in Jaylah in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate of Oman. The number of tombs discovered so far is 90.
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    Tombs of Shir
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    Tombs of Shir

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    Tombs and Necropolises

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    Oman

    Ash Sharqiyah South

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    Second Millennium BC

    Bronze Age

    Bronze Age

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