Hima

States
Saudi Arabia
Category
Cultural
Year
2021
Region
Arab States
Coordinates
18.3167111111, 44.5453361111
Last Visited
Not visited yet
UNESCO ID
1619
WH Site
1619
Hima

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Hima, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Saudi Arabia, recognized in 2021, is an ancient cultural landscape in the southwest, renowned for one of the world’s largest rock art collections. Spanning millennia, its petroglyphs and inscriptions depict hunting, wildlife, and daily life from 7,000 years ago, etched by travelers along a historic caravan route. Featuring diverse scripts like Musnad, Thamudic, Greek, and Arabic, alongside still-functioning wells, Hima offers a vivid snapshot of human history and cultural exchange in the Arabian Peninsula, preserved in its arid, mountainous setting.

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