Bidaa Bint Saud, Archaeological site in Eastern Region, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bidaa Bint Saud is an archaeological complex with Bronze Age tombs and Iron Age structures centered around a 40-meter rock formation called Garn bint Saud. The site contains underground water channels and a mud-brick building, remnants of a settlement that once thrived here.

Hafit Period tombs from 3200 to 2600 BCE mark the site's first use as a burial ground on the eastern face of Garn bint Saud. During the Iron Age it became a caravan stop and farming community using falaj irrigation, with collective stone graves and a mud-brick building dubbed Bait Al-Falaj. Pottery from the waterways dates the aflaj several centuries before the Achaemenid Empire.

The burial chambers reveal customs that evolved over centuries, containing pottery, stone tools, and bronze objects that reflect daily life. These findings show the craftsmanship and traditions of the early population who lived in this region.

The site lies about 15 km north of Al Ain, reached by road; the last stretch is rough ground, so a sturdy vehicle helps. There is little shade, and the rock of Garn bint Saud rises some 40 m above the excavated tombs and falaj channels. Finds from the excavations are shown at Al Ain National Museum.

Two preserved falaj irrigation systems show a sophisticated understanding of water management in a desert region developed thousands of years ago. These underground techniques allowed the early population to live and thrive in this dry landscape.