Prehistoric Tower Tombs at Shir
Oman /
as-Sarqiyah /
al-Qabil /
World
/ Oman
/ as-Sarqiyah
/ al-Qabil
, 43 km from center (القابل)
tower, necropolis, grave, prehistoric
aera with about 60 tower tombs of up to 8 m hight and 6 m in diametre, 5 different types of towers, some very well conserved, researched 1995 by an expedition of the German Archaeological Institute; to be dated between 3000 and 2000 BC; impressive site and worth a trip 4x4 only. Do not climb or enter the towers in order not to create any damage!!! Unfortunately the site is not guarded.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°48'45"N 59°3'47"E
- Main Plateau 1.3 km
- Lower Plateau 1.4 km
- Northern Ridge 1.7 km
- NEW GRAVE YARD RETRA 1457 km
- Qabristan 1569 km
- Peer Baba Grave Yard 1770 km
- Grave Yard in Kolian 1797 km
- SUNNI KHABRISTAAN 2062 km
- Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan Shaheed 2198 km
- Birsresto NUR MOHAMMAD,s Grave 3061 km
- Main Plateau 1 km
- Northern Ridge 1.4 km
- Al Jar Dar al 'Ez 3.5 km
- New village Al Hajjar al Jebeliya 4.5 km
- تجمع (بواد) 8.1 km
- Health Centre 20 km
- قرية وسا 21 km
- ملاوص 21 km
- Falaj 31 km
- مدرسة الظاهر 34 km