Tourist Attraction
Bat Necropolis and Towers
1-2 hours Free Ad Dhahirah Family-friendly
Curated with Muscat ShapersThe Muscat hub of the Global Shapers Community, a World Economic Forum youth initiative. They helped gather Oman's regions, attractions and trails.Bat Necropolis and Towers is a top attraction in Ibri, Ad Dhahirah, Oman.
- Entry
- Free
- Duration
- 1-2 hours
About
Bat Necropolis and Towers is a vast Bronze Age funerary and settlement complex in Ad Dhahirah, Oman, set in a palm grove roughly 24 km east of Ibri, with around 100 graves and large circular stone towers up to 20 m across; it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1988. Visitors explore the monumental stone towers and tomb fields, learn about 3rd-millennium copper-trade links to Sumer, and combine it with Al-Ayn and Al-Khutm.
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