Faya Palaeolandscape

Emirate of Sharjah · United Arab Emirates

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Best time to go: October–April
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For over 200,000 years, humans kept returning to Faya. Archaeological layers in this Sharjah desert landscape span the Middle Palaeolithic to the Neolithic, recording hunter-gatherers and herders who rode out climate swings between rain and hyper-aridity recurring roughly every 20,000 years, drawing on its springs, stone and mineral resources. Few places say more about human persistence in extreme environments. UNESCO inscribed the palaeolandscape in 2025.

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