Dilmun Burial Mounds

States
Bahrain
Category
Cultural
Year
2019
Region
Arab States
Coordinates
26.1497222222, 50.5127777778
Last Visited
2025
UNESCO ID
1542
WH Site
1542
Dilmun Burial Mounds

The Dilmun Burial Mounds, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Bahrain, recognized in 2019, are a vast necropolis of over 11,000 ancient tombs dating from 2050 to 1750 BCE, linked to the Bronze Age Dilmun civilization. These beehive-shaped, stone-built mounds, scattered across fields, reflect a sophisticated funerary tradition tied to Bahrain’s role as a thriving trade hub in the Persian Gulf. Offering insight into Dilmun’s social structure and beliefs, this archaeological landscape preserves a key chapter of the region’s early history and cultural identity.

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