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ID: 7032843
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7032843
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Al-Ayn (ancient site)  Al-Ayn (ancient site)

Note: Group of 21 well-preserved tombs dating back to the third millennium. The tombs are classified as an archaeological reserve but have not yet been excavated. With the nearby settlement and necropolises of Bat and the tower of Al-Khutm, the beehive tombs at Al-Ayn are protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Names:
Al-Ayn (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Oman (nation)  ........  Oman (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Al BuraymÄ« (governorate)  ............  Al BuraymÄ« (governorate) (P)
Hierarchy of Al-Ayn (ancient site)  ................  Al-Ayn (ancient site) (P)

Place Types:
ancient site (preferred, C)
archaeological site (C)
deserted settlement (C)
World Heritage Site (C)  ............  from 1988
inhabited place (H)
burial site (H)  ............  3rd millennium BCE

Sources and Contributors:
Al-Ayn..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009accessed 15 November 2011
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009; accessed 15 November 2011
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 15 November 2011

 

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