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Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Cultural World Heritage property in United Arab Emirates, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), United Arab Emirates
Photo: Michael Peter Glenister · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiiivv
Area of property
4,945 ha
What it is
protected area
Component parts
17 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1343 · Wikidata Q3962347

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.

Jabal Al Fayah, United Arab Emirates116 kmJabal Al FayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2025CulturalBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sites, Oman130 kmBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesOman · 1988CulturalWadi Wurayah, United Arab Emirates161 kmWadi WurayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2026NaturalBahla Fort, Oman196 kmBahla FortOman · 1987CulturalAflaj Irrigation System of Oman, Oman213 kmAflaj Irrigation System of OmanOman · 2006CulturalQalhat, Oman394 kmQalhatOman · 2018Cultural
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