Archaeological site · Bidaa Bint Saud, Al Ain Region, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Bidaa Bint Saud
بدع بنت سعود
Bidaa Bint Saud is an archaeological area north of Al Ain, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with Bronze Age tombs, Iron Age remains and ancient falaj channels around the rock outcrop of Gharn bint Saud.
Why go
Bidaa Bint Saud is an archaeological area north of Al Ain which Visit Abu Dhabi describes as an ancient caravan site with an Iron Age building, irrigation systems and Bronze Age tombs. The area is dominated by Gharn bint Saud, a rock that the page says rises about 40 metres above the landscape with ancient stone tombs on its top. Excavations found pottery, stone vessels, dagger blades, bronze arrowheads and beads, and some finds are shown in Al Ain Museum. Visit Abu Dhabi says Bidaa Bint Saud became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Al Ain in 2011; this record is the archaeological area, not the World Heritage property as a whole. The pages read do not state how the site can be visited.
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