Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
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Rock Art in the Ha'il Region (Arabic: الفنون الصخرية في منطقة حائل) is the fourth site in Saudi Arabia to be inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites. The rock art consists of two sites with petroglyphs and inscriptions situated in the desert of the Ha'il Region:
Jabel Umm mountain (Arabic: جبل أم سنمان) at the city of Jubbah 90 km northwest of Ha'il within the Nafud desert.
Jabal Al-Manjor (Arabic: جبل المنجور) and jabal Raat (Arabic: جبل راطا) at Al-Shuwaymis 250 km southwest of Ha'il on the border between the provinces of Ha’il and Medina.
On both sites an ancient population left traces of their passings in petroglyphs on the rock's surface, holding 8,000 years of history.
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