Three temples
Stacked in layers.
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An archaeological site in the village of Barbar in northwest Bahrain, part of the Dilmun culture, with the remains of three temples built one on top of another, the oldest from about 3000 BC. A Danish archaeological team uncovered it in 1954. The second temple was built some five centuries after the first, and the third added between 2100 and 2000 BC. They were built of limestone blocks thought to have been quarried on nearby Jidda Island. The temples were probably dedicated to Enki, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and fresh water; the site has two altars and a natural spring reached by stone steps and a square basin. The open-air site can be walked around its low walls and explanation boards. Half an hour is enough, and it combines easily with nearby Bahrain Fort.
Stacked in layers.
With stone steps.
Ancient stones.
Barbar village, northwest Bahrain Island
The oldest of the three temples dates to about 3000 BC and the latest was added between 2100 and 2000 BC, all from the Dilmun culture.