Archaeological Sites in Bahrain

Al Hajar Burial Mound Field

Al Hajar Burial Mound Field is a mound field located in Northern Governorate, Bahrain, dating from the Dilmun period (3rd and 2nd millennium BC) to the Tylos period.

Bahrain’s Dilmun Burial Mounds - Janabiyah Burial Field

A Dilmun-era burial mound field in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain, dating to the 3rd millennium BC. The site contains Late-type and Chieftain Mounds, with some mounds at…

Dilmun Burial Mounds - Aali Burial Mounds

The A'ali Burial Mounds in Bahrain are part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2019. The broader property encompasses 11,774 burial mounds across…

Dilmun Burial Mounds - A'ali West Burial Mound Field

The Dilmun Burial Mounds at A'ali West form a major necropolis in northern Bahrain, featuring hundreds of burial mounds dating from the Dilmun period (3000-1500 BC). This UNESCO…

Dilmun Burial Mounds - Dar Kulaib Burial Mound Field

The Dar Kulaib Burial Mound Field (also called Madinat Hamad 3) is the southernmost cemetery within the Dilmun Burial Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain, inscribed in…

Jannusan Burial Mound Field

Umm-Jidr Burial Mound Field

A burial mound field in Southern Governorate, Bahrain, dating to the Early Dilmun period (c. 2200-1750 BCE). Part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds, a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site…

Wadi as-Sail Burial Mound Field

Wadi as-Sail Burial Mound Field is a necropolis in Bahrain dating to the Dilmun period in the 3rd millennium BC.

Duraz Temple

The Diraz Temple is a Dilmun-era religious structure in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Its central hall features cylindrical columns with a diameter of 120 cm arranged in two…

Saar Temple

An ancient temple in Bahrain built during the Dilmun era (3rd millennium BC), believed to have played a role in marking the summer solstice. Discovered during a 1977 survey and…

Ain Umm Al Sujur

An archaeological site in Diraz village, Bahrain, featuring an oval hollow containing two wells dating to the 3rd millennium BC Dilmun period. Excavated by Danish (1954) and…

Buri Burial Mound Field

The Buri Burial Mound Field is the northernmost of three Madinat Hamad burial mound fields in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain, preserving 754 mounds dating from the Early…

Barbar Temple

The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was…