Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions information

Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions
	Petroglyph at Bir Hima in Saudi Arabia
	Shown within Saudi Arabia
Location	Najran, Najran Province, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	18°14′55″N 44°27′06″E / 18.24861°N 44.45167°E
Site notes
Ownership	Department of Antiquities, Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ḥimā Cultural Area
Type	Cultural
Criteria	(iii)
Designated	2021 (44th session)
Reference no.	1619

Bir Hima (Arabic: بئر حما) is a rock art site in Najran province, in southwest Saudi Arabia, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of the city of Najran.^[1]^[2] An ancient Palaeolithic and Neolithic site, the Bir Hima Complex covers the time period of 7000–1000 BC.^[3] Bir Hima contains numerous troughs whose type is similar from North Arabia to Yemen.^[4]

It was designated as part of the Hima Cultural Area UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2021.^[5]

^ Harrigan, Peter; Bjurström, Lars (February 2002). "Art Rocks in Saudi Arabia". saudiaramcoworld.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^ "Ring of Naharit". Thye Archaeology Fund. Archived from the original on 12 June 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ "Bir Hima rock petroglyphs in Saudi Arabia's Najran include image of camel". Al Arabiya. 19 April 2021.
^ Ember, Melvin; Peregrine, Peter Neal, eds. (2002). "South and Southwest Asia". Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Vol. 8 (1 ed.). Springer. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-306-46262-7. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^ "Hima Cultural Area in Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site list". Xinhua News Agency. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[HarriganBjurström2002-1] Harrigan, Peter; Bjurström, Lars (February 2002). "Art Rocks in Saudi Arabia". saudiaramcoworld.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

[Fund-2] "Ring of Naharit". Thye Archaeology Fund. Archived from the original on 12 June 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

[3] "Bir Hima rock petroglyphs in Saudi Arabia's Najran include image of camel". Al Arabiya. 19 April 2021.

[PeregrineEmber2002-4] Ember, Melvin; Peregrine, Peter Neal, eds. (2002). "South and Southwest Asia". Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Vol. 8 (1 ed.). Springer. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-306-46262-7. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

[5] "Hima Cultural Area in Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site list". Xinhua News Agency. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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