Archaeological Sites in Bahrain
Necropolis/tombs complex in Bahrain (9)
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 (300 BC). The…
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…
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…
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
Jannusan Burial Mound Field is a Dilmun-era necropolis in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain, dating to the 3rd millennium BC. It forms part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds,…
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 the Northern Governorate of Bahrain dating to the Dilmun period in the 3rd millennium BC. It forms part of the Dilmun Burial…
Temple complex in Bahrain (3)
Barbar Temple
The Barbar Temple is an archaeological complex in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, comprising at least three successive temples built during the Dilmun culture period. The site was…
Duraz Temple
The Diraz Temple is a Dilmun-era religious structure in the village of Diraz, Bahrain, probably built in the early 2nd millennium BCE. Its central hall features cylindrical stone…
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…
City/town/settlement in Bahrain (1)
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