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🏜️ Ḥimā Cultural Area: Hima Wells

Archaeology & Antiquity Saudi Arabia Asia

🏜️ Ḥimā Cultural Area: Hima Wells
Ancient desert wells and caravan route settlement in southwestern Saudi Arabia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 21:40

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Najran region, southwestern Saudi Arabia
  • Well age: At least 3,000 years old and still functional
  • Component area: Approximately 1.22 hectares
  • UNESCO inscription: 2021

Ḥimā Cultural Area: Hima Wells is an archaeological site in southwestern Saudi Arabia that comprises ancient wells serving ...

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