Jebel al – Buhais lies in the middle sector of the Emirate of Sharjah. It rises to about 340m above the surrounding plains. The Jebel consists of Maastrichtian limestone layer dating to 6560- million years ago.A series of intensive archaeological excavations have recently taken place along the slopes and the surrounding area of the Jebel. Excavations resulted in uncovering a massive graveyard containing numbers graves belonging to the stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Hellenistic period.