Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

The protohistoric site of Bat lies near a palm grove in the interior of the Sultanate of Oman. Together with the neighbouring sites, it forms the most complete collection of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium B.C. in the world.

Oman

Al Dhahira region

N23 16 11.496 E56 44 42

Date of Inscription: 1988

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Ref: 434

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