Rock Art in the Ha'il Region

Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage site
Location Saudi Arabia
Includes
  1. Jabal Umm Sinman
  2. Jabal al-Manjor and Jabal Raat
Criteria Cultural: (i), (iii)
Reference 1472
Inscription 2015 (39th Session)
Area 2,043.8 ha (5,050 acres)
Buffer zone 3,609.5 ha (8,919 acres)
Coordinates 28°0′38″N 40°54′47″E / 28.01056°N 40.91306°E / 28.01056; 40.91306Coordinates: 28°0′38″N 40°54′47″E / 28.01056°N 40.91306°E / 28.01056; 40.91306
Location of Rock Art in the Ha'il Region 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. Ancestors of today's Arab population left traces of their passings in petroglyphs on the rock's surface, holding 10,000 years of history.[2]

The committee in its 39th session choose the site together with two different sites.[3] Since this site has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Saudi Commission for Tourism has sought to further protect the cultural site. These efforts include increasing the buffer zone, repainting and refurnishing the petroglyphs, developing a monitoring system, and more.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.
  2. 1 2 Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Sites in Italy, Jordan and Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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