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Jebel Hafit

Jebel Hafit, on the mountain’s foothills, adds more than 500 stone tombs to Al Ain’s historical landscape. Visits to the tombs are planned as guided walks.

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  • More than 500 stone tombs on the mountain’s foothills.
  • Guided walks to approach the tombs.
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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: 02/10/2026