Photo: Barry Neild

While the UAE is becoming famous for its modern skyscrapers, it’s also home to historical treasures dating back thousands of years.

Source: Abu Dhabi archaeology: The ancient wonders found in the Arabian desert

Photo: Gulf Today

The publication offers a wealth of information about the cultural history of these sites, particularly those from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, such as the Jebel Hafit tombs, the Hili settlements, the Bida Bint Saud tombs, the falaj irrigation systems, and the historical oases.

Source: Al Ain Cultural Sites listed on Unesco’s list added to UAE’s educational curriculum

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UAE – Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, is a desert oasis with a history museum, intricate water channels called Falaj, and green, guarded by Fort Jahili, going back to the earliest days of the 20th century.

Read more from source: Al Ain, A Desert Oasis in the Emirates – GoNOMAD Travel

UAE – Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Al Ain, an oasis in the middle of the desert, is the largest in-land city in UAE.

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UAE – Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Families still own their pieces of the area, which was last week named as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and their children will too – even if only a solitary tree.

AL AIN // When visiting Al Ain Oasis…

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UAE – Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Media given an exclusive tour of the oasis which has been listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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UAE – Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

It’s quite wrong to assume that the United Arab Emirates, and the cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, have never looked back since the discovery of oil.

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