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# Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Sanābis · Bahrain

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2005.

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Reference localitySanābis

Country / geographic scopeBahrain

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates26.23306, 50.52722

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Cultural · Inscription: 2005

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1192/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1192/)

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