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United Arab Emirates UNESCO world heritage sites

Abu Dhabi emirate [capital = Abu Dhabi]

Cultural Sites in Al Ain see detail
Remarkable vestiges in the property include circular stone tombs (ca 2500 B.C.), wells and a wide range of adobe constructions: residential buildings, towers, palaces and administrative buildings. Hili moreover features one of the oldest examples of the sophisticated aflaj irrigation system which dates back to the Iron Age.