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🏛️ Dilmun Burial Mounds
Madinat Hamad 2 Burial Mound Field (Karzakkan), Bahrain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 03:46

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising thousands of burial mounds in Bahrain
  • Madinat Hamad 2 contains approximately 4,262 mounds, the second largest mound cemetery in Bahrain
  • Dates primarily to 2050–1700 BCE (Late Type tumuli), with proto-cemetery structures from 2050–2000 BCE
  • Mounds range from 3–15 meters in diameter, constructed from local limestone and sandstone

The Madinat Hamad 2 Burial Mound Field, also known as the Karzakkan Burial Mound Field, is a major ...

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