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🌴 Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape: As-Seef

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🌴 Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape: As-Seef
UNESCO World Heritage component in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 21:46

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (25°22′42.67″N, 49°34′32.57″E)
  • Area: 108 hectares with 226.7-hectare buffer zone
  • Settlement history: documented from Neolithic period to present
  • UNESCO inscription: 2018

As-Seef is a settlement zone within the Al-Ahsa Oasis in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province that demonstrates how communities ...

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