Rock Art in the Ha'il Region

Coordinates: 28°00′N 40°54′E / 28.000°N 40.900°E / 28.000; 40.900

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location Saudi Arabia
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii
Reference 1472
UNESCO region Arab States
Coordinates 28°00′14″N 40°32′41″E / 28.0038°N 40.5447°E / 28.0038; 40.5447Coordinates: 28°00′14″N 40°32′41″E / 28.0038°N 40.5447°E / 28.0038; 40.5447
Inscription history
Inscription 2015 (39th Session)
Location in Saudi Arabia

Rock Art in the Ha'il Region (Arabic: الفنون الصخرية في منطقة حائل‎‎) is the fourth site in Saudi Arabia to be inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites.[1] The rock art includes two components situated in the desert of the Ha'il Region: the first is Om Sinman mountain at the city of Jubbah, and the second is al-Manjor and Raat at Al-Shuwaymis.

The committee in its 39th session choose the site together with two different sites.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.
  2. ↑ Sites in Italy, Jordan and Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.


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