The nomination file for Hatta is rather confusing to me. The location marker is actually in Oman, there’s talk about geological formations, despite it being a cultural site and even the (modern) dams are mentioned. I guess, the dams are rather anker points to show, what is part of the area. A great portion of the file is dedicated to the Hatta tombs, that were built there since the Bronze Age. However, I did not find anything about where these tombs exactly are and if you can visit them. Luckily, the file also talks about primitive stone houses and exactly those you can find in the Hatta Heritage Village. There is still some construction work going on in the village and the fort is one of these typically overdone Arab sites, but there is still a cluster of traditional stone houses on the slope of the hill with the watch tower behind the village. It appears, they will be kept in their current state, which make it look like a real archaeological site.

There is also a falaj (also mentioned in the nomination file), that can be seen from the other watch tower, close to the parking lot.

In general, our visit was rather pleasant. The houses were nice and unexpected. I can understand, that the emirate of Dubai tries to push this. If they go forward with this nomination, I hope the make the tombs accessible and this might become a worthy addition to the list.