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Multi-periodSite Name: Dilmun Temple FailakaCountry: United Arab Emirates
NOTE: This site is 185.645 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Zoor Nearest Village: Failaka Park
Latitude: 29.431800N Longitude: 48.279290E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Dubai: Archaeologists in Kuwait have uncovered a 4,000-year-old temple dating back to the Dilmun civilization on Failaka Island, in what is being described as one of the country’s most significant archaeological discoveries in decades, Al Qabas newspaper reported.
The find was announced on Sunday by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), which revealed that the ancient structure was discovered by a joint Kuwaiti–Danish team from the Moesgaard Museum during the 2025 excavation season.
According to Mohammed bin Redha, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for the Antiquities and Museums Sector at the NCCAL, the team uncovered the complete layout of a Bronze Age temple located directly beneath another Dilmun temple discovered last year, confirming that two temples were built on the same site, one atop the other, both dating back roughly 4,000 years.
The newly discovered structure, found beneath that level, included foundations, seals, and pottery vessels, confirming its connection to the early Dilmun period.
Update January 2026: For more information, please click on the following links:
Daiji World, "4,000-year-old Dilmun temple unearthed on Failaka Island, 27th October 2025";
Times of India, "Historical Discovery, 3rd November 2025";
Arab Times. "Kuwait's Failaka Island yields new discovery: Ancient Dilmun Temple from 4,000 years ago, 26th October 2025"; and
Gulf News, "Discovered: 4,000-year-old temple in Kuwait, 26th October 2025".
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