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CulturalRef. 1563

Al-Ahsa Oasis

Cultural World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia, inscribed in 2018 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia
Photo: Aqeel Khalid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Saudi Arabia
Year of inscription
2018
Criteria
iiiivv
Area of property
8,544 ha
Location
Eastern Province
What it is
cultural landscape, big city
Component parts
12 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1563 · Wikidata Q311341

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Dilmun Burial Mounds, Bahrain120 kmDilmun Burial MoundsBahrain · 2019CulturalQal’at al Bahrain, Bahrain127 kmQal’at al BahrainBahrain · 2005CulturalBahrain Pearling Trail, Bahrain135 kmBahrain Pearling TrailBahrain · 2012CulturalZubarah, Qatar154 kmZubarahQatar · 2013CulturalAt-Turaif District, Saudi Arabia316 kmAt-Turaif DistrictSaudi Arabia · 2010CulturalSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region, Iran520 kmSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionIran · 2018Cultural
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