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ID: 7032443
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7032443
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Bat (ancient site)  Bat (ancient site)

Coordinates:
Lat: 23 16 12 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 23.2690  decimal degrees
Long: 056 44 42 E  degrees minutes   Long: 56.7450  decimal degrees

Note: As one of the most complete sites dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, Bat is an important source of archaeological evidence pertaining to the social organization, trade, and funerary practices of the time. With the nearby tower of Al-Khutm and the beehive tombs at Al-Ayn, Bat is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Names:
Bat (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 Az̧ Z̧āhirah (governorate)  ............  Az̧ Z̧āhirah (governorate) (P)
Hierarchy of Bat (ancient site)  ................  Bat (ancient site) (P)

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

Sources and Contributors:
Bat..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture [online] (2005-) accessed 23 February 2009
...........  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009accessed 8 November 2011
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture [online] (2005-) accessed 23 February 2009
..................  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009; accessed 8 November 2011
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 8 November 2011

 

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