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Multi-periodSite Name: Dilmun Alternative Name: Qal'at al–BahrainCountry: United Arab Emirates
NOTE: This site is 8.572 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bahrain Nearest Village: Bahrain
Latitude: 26.232500N Longitude: 50.522000E
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 |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Bahrain
The ancient capital of the kingdom of Dilmun was found in an 300 by 600 metre tel, or artificial mound created by successive layers of human occupation from about 2300 BCE to 1600 CE. The site contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references. Dilmun was an important trading partner for the Sumerians and was one of most important ancient civilizations of the Arabian.
Next to Bahrain Fort near Harbour.
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