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Jebel Hafit

Jebel Hafit contains more than 500 stone tombs on the mountain’s foothills and, together with Hili and Al Ain’s oases, completes the story of a cultural landscape shaped by burial and farming.

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What makes it special

  • More than 500 stone tombs.
  • Tombs on the mountain foothills.
  • Guided walks organised in the desert park.
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Jebel Hafit

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Shaded path with date palms and an irrigation channel in Al Ain Oasis.

Al Ain heritage spans the oasis, Hili and Jebel Hafit

Al Ain is best understood as a dispersed heritage landscape: the living oasis, Hili and the tombs of Jebel Hafit reveal a shared historical relationship with water, agriculture and the desert.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026