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Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

CapitalRiyadh
RegionWestern Asia
CurrencySAR
Official languagesArabic
Access to the seaYes
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Jubbah

Jabal Umm Sinman

Jubbah
Saudi Arabia · Place of interest

Jubbah

Jubbah brings together the oasis and Jabal Umm Sinman, a landscape where an ancient lake, rock art and inscriptions show how water shaped life in the desert. It forms part of the rock-art site in the Hail region.

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Jubbah and Shuwaymis, two rock-art landscapes around Hail

The two components of Hail’s rock-art World Heritage property tell very long human stories, but they are read differently: Jubbah through the memory of a vanished lake; Shuwaymis through a remote rocky corridor. Choosing well keeps an archaeological visit from becoming a race for photographs.

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