Al-Ahsa Oasis
Also known as Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape, Al-Ahsa Oasis, Al-Hasa, Hasa, Hassa, الْأَحْسَاء
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed
2018
Area
8,544 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Al-Ahsa Oasis is about 5 km east of Al Mubarraz. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tombes de la culture Dilmun, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Mubarraz · about 299,000 peopleabout 5 km west
- Hofuf · about 637,000 peopleabout 9 km south
- Az Zahran · about 97,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Dammam · about 2,055,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Al-Qatif · about 369,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Manama · about 564,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BahrainCultural120 km away
BahrainCultural127 km away
QatarCultural154 km away
Saudi ArabiaCultural316 km away
IranCultural520 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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