Al Faya

Al Faya
الفاية
Al Faya, Sharjah
Heritage Village
view of Jebel Faya in Al Faya
view of Jebel Faya in Al Faya
Nickname: 
Mountain village in Sharjah
Al Faya is located in United Arab Emirates
Al Faya
Al Faya
Al Faya is located in Middle East
Al Faya
Al Faya
Al Faya is located in Asia
Al Faya
Al Faya
Coordinates: 25°02′46″N 55°48′16″E / 25.046176°N 55.804462°E / 25.046176; 55.804462
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateSharjah
Government
 • TypeAbsolute monarchy
 • SheikhSultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
5,000+

Al Faya (Arabic: الفاية, romanized: Adh-Faya) is a desert settlement and archaeological locality in the Mleiha Municipality of Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3]

Archaeological investigations at the adjoining limestone ridge of Jebel Faya uncovered stratified cultural horizons that show intermittent human presence from 210,000 to 6,000 years ago.[4][5] This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in July 2025, as the archaeological record of human adaptation to the alternating arid and rainy environment met the organisation's third and fourth selection criteria.[5] Al Faya was the second site in the United Arab Emirates to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.[4][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Culture Minister: Al Faya boosts UAE's worldwide heritage impact". msn.
  2. ^ "Sharjah Ruler approves Al Faya site boundaries for UNESCO bid". sharjah update.
  3. ^ "UNESCO inscribes Sharjah's Faya to World Heritage List". uaebarq.
  4. ^ a b "Al Faya in Sharjah added to UNESCO World Heritage List". Gulf News.
  5. ^ a b "Faya Palaeolandscape". unesco.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Sharjah's Al Faya Officially Joins UNESCO World Heritage List". scoopempire.
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