500 tombs, 5,000 years, and a necropolis with a story
Hafeet Mountain Road is a challenge for cyclists who frequently use the route to train. They are the earliest tombs from the Bronze Age in the UAE and define a period known as ‘The Hafeet period’, dating from 3200BC to 2700BC. The ring walls gradually slope inwards until they eventually meet forming a dome.
art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry
This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system
The touristic attraction at the foot of the mountain is Green MubazzarahThere is also a small dam, constructed in 1955 and restored in 2005, one of the earliest development projects instituted by the late The road scales the mountain and ends at a parking lot with a hotel and a palace belonging to the country's rulers. About 500 of these 5,000-year-old tombs, known as ‘Hafeet tombs’, are scattered at the bottom of Jebel (which means ‘mountain’ in Arabic) Hafeet. The nearby Al Ain National Museum showcases the fascinating archaeological finds of the past half-century.Situated on the massive rock of Garn bint Saud, the ancient caravan stop of Bidaa Bint Saud offers sweeping vistas of the rocky desert. Jebel Hafit Desert Park (1.1) United Arab Emirates N24 4 4.62 E55 48 23.87 3,828.52 ha: 5,909.92 ha: 1343-002 Jebel Hafit North Tombs (1.2) United Arab Emirates N24 9 … It protrudes 900 m (3,000 ft) above the surrounding plains. Hafeet Tombs From the summit of the 1,160m Jebel Hafeet Mountain, the rocky desert below, and the panoramic skyline fade into the distance. a cultural and social space
The Jabal Hafeet Mercure Challenge is an annual road cycling competition taking place in January. As excavations show, Abu Dhabi’s heritage goes back thousands of years
Beehive tombs at Jebel Hafeet The oasis city of Al Ain has a dramatic setting, overlooked by the craggy mountain range of Jebel Hafeet. It's a pretty and ordered town that is easy to get around and is popular with visiting families for its zoo and many relaxing public parks. In the shadow of the peak, hundreds of 5,000-year-old beehive-like tombs are set into the red cliffs. It protrudes 900 m (3,000 ft) above the surrounding plains. The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates
Its aim was to preserve and restore the fauna, flora, natural environment, and geology of the place, but at the same time, to attract tourists so that they can learn about the area. This is in contrast to the later Umm an-Nar burial sites on the Arabian Gulf coast, where hundreds of people were buried in a single tomb. A traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Some of the tombs still do contain skeletons, few which are still adorned with bronze and pearls. The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is the regulatory authority for the emirate’s tangible and intangible heritage. With 60 turns and three lanes (two climbing and one descending), the road was called the greatest driving road in the world by Edmunds.com. a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates