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United Arab Emirates

28 places in the atlas, 2 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Archaeological wonders25
Temple complexes3
Geoglyphs1
Hydraulic works1

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Verified2
Accepted26

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Emirate of Abu Dhabi4
Emirate of Sharjah4
United Arab Emirates4
Abu Dhabi3
Emirate of Dubai2
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Verified2 Widely accepted26 Contested

Abu Dhabi Emirate / Oman Al Buraimi Governorate, Jebel Hafit western pediment, Al Ain

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Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate1

Arabian Peninsula1

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Pseudoarchaeology0

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Archaeological wonders25 Temple complexes3 Geoglyphs1 Hydraulic works1

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Not applicable26 Partially excavated1 Excavation ongoing1

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united arab emirates26 archaeological wonder23 wikidata researched17 wikipedia sourced9 temple complex3 al ain2 unesco2 aflaj1 date palm1 falaj1 hafit1 kite1 oasis1 uae1

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Archaeological wonders

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder

Sila, Abu Dhabi

human settlement in Abu Dhabi

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