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Abu Dhabi: 3200–2600 BCE Hafit and Iron Age burials Bithnah: Fujairah: 2000–300 BCE Wadi Suq burials and Iron Age petroglyphs Ed-Dur: Umm Al Quwain: 5300 BCE–300 CE Major ancient city/settlement spanning Ubeid period through Umm Al Nar, Wadi Suq to Iron Age and Pre-Islamic Hili: Abu Dhabi 3200–2600 BCE Hafit and Umm Al Nar tombs Jebel ...
Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates, the area currently is known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (previously the Trucial States) was formerly populated by inhabitants of a number of coastal and inland settlements, with human remains pointing to a pattern of transmigration and settlement as far back as 125,000 years. [1]
The Qasr Al Hosn (Arabic: قصر الحصن, Qaṣr al-Ḥuṣn, "Fortified Palace") is a historical landmark and the oldest stone building in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its construction was supervised by Mohammed Al Bastaki [1] in 1761. [2] Interior of the palace
The first archaeological excavations in Abu Dhabi began at Umm Al Nar in 1959, twelve years before the foundation of the United Arab Emirates. Seven tombs from a total of fifty and three areas at the ruins of the ancient settlement were examined by a Danish Archaeological Expedition under Danish archaeologist PV Glob. During its first visit the ...
Site Image Location Criteria Area ha Year of submission Description Settlement and Cemetery of Umm an-Nar Island: Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Cultural 2012 [4]Sir Abu Nu'ayr: Emirate of Sharjah
Bidaa Bint Saud (Arabic: بِدَع بِنْت سُعُوْد, romanized: Bidaʿ Bint Suʿūd) is an archaeological site in Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E., notable for its Hafit Period tombs, Iron Age irrigation systems and rare remains of an Iron Age building thought to have been a distribution centre for water from two aflaj (systems of underground and surface waterways).
Qasr Al Hosn is the oldest building in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, built by the Bani Yas tribe in 1761. It was once the seat of the government and the palace of the ruling Al Nahyan family. Today, it is a museum open to all visitors portraying the history of Abu Dhabi and early lifestyles.
Hili is the largest Bronze Age site in the UAE and dates from the 3rd millennium BCE. Other remains include settlements, tombs, and a falaj dating from the Iron Age.Some of the site is located outside the park in a protected area.