Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 2011
Size of heritage: 4,945 ha
- Buffer zone: 7,605 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 55,806°
Latitude: 24,068°

Summary

The Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) constitute a serial property that testifies to sedentary human occupation of a desert region since the Neolithic period with vestiges of many prehistoric cultures. Remarkable vestiges in the property include circular stone tombs (ca 2500 B.C.), wells and a wide range of adobe constructions: residential buildings, towers, palaces and administrative buildings. Hili moreover features one of the oldest examples of the sophisticated aflaj irrigation system which dates back to the Iron Age. The property provides important testimony to the transition of cultures in the region from hunting and gathering to sedentarization.

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Hotels and places to stay

Check availability Photo of the hotel Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet Al Ain Hotel

Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet Al Ain Hotel

Address
Distance: 2,5 mi
Jebel Hafeet P O BOX 24476
24476 AL AIN
Andorra

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

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AL BADA RESORT

Address
Distance: 4,3 mi
BIDA BINT SAUD EXIT 19 ROUTE 95 FROM HILI TO NAHEL TOWN
15218 AL AIN
Andorra

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Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Green Mubazzarah Chalets

Green Mubazzarah Chalets

Address
Distance: 5,4 mi
JEBEL HAFEET STREET
67252 AL AIN
Andorra

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Green Mubazzarah Chalets

Green Mubazzarah Chalets

Address
Distance: 5,0 mi
Jebel Hafeet
67252 Al Ain
Andorra

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Checkout: - Checkin:
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Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Near airports
Buraimi Airport
Small airport - 12 mi (19 km) Al Ain International Airport
Medium airport - 18 mi (30 km) Al Maktoum International Airport
Large airport - 70 mi (113 km) Abu Dhabi International Airport
Large airport - 77 mi (124 km) Fujairah International Airport
Medium airport - 79 mi (128 km) Dubai Creek SPB
Seaplane base - 86 mi (140 km) Dubai International Airport
Large airport - 86 mi (140 km) Sharjah International Airport
Large airport - 89 mi (144 km)
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