Tombes de la culture Dilmun
Also known as Dilmun Burial Mounds, دافن دلمون
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Bahrain
Inscribed
2019
Area
168 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tombes de la culture Dilmun is about 12 km south-west of Manama. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qal’at al-Bahrain, about 9 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Manama · about 564,000 peopleabout 12 km north-east
- Az Zahran · about 97,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Dammam · about 2,055,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Al-Qatif · about 369,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Al Mubarraz · about 299,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Al Jubayl · about 237,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BahrainCultural9 km away
QatarCultural55 km away
Saudi ArabiaCultural120 km away
IranCultural417 km away
Saudi ArabiaCultural426 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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