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Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions

Cultural World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia, inscribed in 2021 under criterion (iii).

Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, Saudi Arabia
Photo: Heritage Commission · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Saudi Arabia
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
iii
Area of property
242 ha
Location
Najran Province
What it is
archaeological site, group of protected areas
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1619 · Wikidata Q4915544

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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