Cultural Sites of Al Ain
Also known as Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), Cultural Sites of Al Ain
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
United Arab Emirates
Inscribed
2011
Area
4,945 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cultural Sites of Al Ain is about 19 km south of Al Ayn. The nearest other World Heritage site is Faya Palaeolandscape, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Ayn · about 409,000 peopleabout 19 km north
- Suhar · about 151,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Ibri · about 102,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Al Fujayrah · about 94,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Jabal Ali · about 80,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Dubai · about 1,379,000 peopleabout 140 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United Arab EmiratesCultural116 km away
OmanCultural130 km away
United Arab EmiratesNatural161 km away
OmanCultural196 km away
OmanCultural213 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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