Umm AL Nar
First excavated in 1959 by a Danish team, and subsequently surveyed by archaeologists from the UAE and Iraq, the island of Umm al Nar has yielded up finds that have made an enormous contribution to our understanding of the culture and lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the UAE. From around 2500 to 2000 BC the island was involved in fishing a...
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Marwah Island
Marawah is one of a group of low islands in the Khor al-Bazm channel in the South Arabian Gulf, around 100 km west of Abu Dhabi. It is formed of Pleistocene limestone platforms linked by more recent sand and beach deposits and salt flats. Its sheltered shorelines and bays support mangrove trees, one of the few areas in the UAE where the species i...
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Jabel Hafit Tombs
Jebel Hafit dominates Al Ain and Buraimi oases and straddles the border between UAE and Oman. The mountain rises to over 1,200 metres above sea level and its exposed geology makes it a feature of considerable interest.
Marine fossils dating back 70 million years to the time when the jebel (Arabic for ‘mountain’) was uplifted from the ocean can...
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Bida Bint Saud
Bida Bint Saud lies some 15 kilometres north of Al Ain. The site is dominated by an outcrop of stratified rock, the Qarn Bint Saud, rising 40 metres above the surrounding landscape. Since 1970, numerous tombs have been found on the top of this outcrop and in the surrounding foothills. Although smaller, in many ways the Qarn resembles Jebel Hafit ...
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Al Hilli Archaelogical park
The largest Bronze Age complex in the UAE, dating from the 3rd millennium BC, is located at Hili in Al Ain. Parts of it have been incorporated into Hili Archaeological Park, a landscaped garden designed to highlight the archaeological remains and make them accessible to the public. Other remains, including settlements, tombs and an Iron Age falaj...
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