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Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions

a Pleiades place resource

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Located in Saudi Arabia's Najran province, the Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions is part of the Ḥimā Cultural Area, a rock art site dating ca. 2500–1000 BCE.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874799955

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
18.248611, 44.451667

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- Imagery location of Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 2000 meters.

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- Ḥimā Cultural Area (Hima Cultural Area: English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
cultural landscape

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Wikidata Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions (Q4915544)

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874799955> [accessed: 22 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874799955 |title=Places: 874799955 (Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 22, 2025 6:37 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions