United Arab Emirates
Shimal
Shimal is an archaeological landscape that comprises a prehistoric cemetery of megalithic tombs from the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They have a distinctive design, with corbelled roofing using layers of stone slabs. There is also a medieval palace (‘Queen of Sheba’s Palace’), built for the ruler of the medieval trading town of Julfar.
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- Full Name
- Shimal (ID: 6466)
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Status
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On tentative list 2020
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History of Shimal
- 2020: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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