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Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia

Cultural World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia, inscribed in 2015 under criteria (i), (iii).

Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
Photo: Heritage Commission · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Saudi Arabia
Year of inscription
2015
Criteria
iiii
Area of property
2,044 ha
What it is
archaeological site
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1472 · Wikidata Q20643274

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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