Hail Rock Art
Also known as Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Arab States
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed
2015
Area
2,044 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hail Rock Art is about 95 km north-west of Hail. The nearest other World Heritage site is Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih), about 320 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hail · about 385,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Dawmat al Jandal · about 23,000 peopleabout 230 km north-west
- Sakakah · about 128,000 peopleabout 230 km north
- Rafha · about 65,000 peopleabout 310 km north-east
- Arar · about 222,000 peopleabout 330 km north
- Buraydah · about 399,000 peopleabout 350 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Saudi ArabiaCultural320 km away
JordanMixed562 km away
JordanCultural590 km away
JordanCultural593 km away
JordanNatural600 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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