Representing a place of  exceptional universal value, Al Hili Archaeological Park represents one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites in Al Ain.

The archaeology offers awareness of the settlers of the land and their transition from hunter to sedentary societies. Dating as far back as the third millennium BC; prehistory is evidenced in the Bronze Age buildings and carved stone tombs of the Umm al Nar culture. Falaj  irrigation systems were subsequently built in the first millennium BC during the Iron Age, demonstrating the management of water and the progress of agriculture.

Similarly, in respect to the sustained development of economic and domestic means, it is understood that the settlement signified trade routes with Mesopotamia and the Indus valley. The foundations for the region’s architecture, furthermore are believed to have originated here. 

Al Hili Archaeological Park in this respect, represents a place of interest for anyone who wishes to see for themselves evidence of a civilisation dating from prehistory and who wish to gain knowledge of the ancient people and their association with the land.