This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system a cultural and social space Remains of the past, traditions that are a way of life, arts and skills passed down from generations, and a distinctive literary ethos – Abu Dhabi has many stories to tell.

Hundreds of stone beehive-shaped tombs at the base of Jebel Hafeet mountain tell a 5,000-year-old story of Al Ain’s early inhabitants The extensive necropolis and tomb building and archaeological remains of this area have provided a name for this era of early UAE history: the “Hafeet Period”. This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system A traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates Hafeet Tombs This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman Settlements can be traced back as far as over 5000 years ago, and have been found around parts of Abu Dhabi, such as Jebel Hafeet near Al Ain and on the island of Umm al Nar. The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates Hafeet Tombs This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system An elaborate falaj system and one of the country’s earliest mosques make this an important historic site

The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates

The ring walls gradually slope inwards until they eventually meet forming a dome. a cultural and social space art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry The Jebel Hafeet tombs generally contained the remains of two to five people, but could have contained more individuals. Read more. art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry JEBEL HAFEET BEEHIVE TOMBS. 24/7 traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates EXPERIENCE.