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ʿUqdat al-Bakrah
23.3197° N, 55.8508° E
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ʿUqdat al-Bakrah (Arabic: عقدة البكرة, lit. 'knot of the young she-camel'), also known incorrectly as Al-Saffah, is an archaeological site in Wadi Ḍank, in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate of northwestern Oman. It is a metal-working site dating to the Early Iron Age.
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Metal-working activity
1200 BCE - 600 BCE
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