In November 2019, 45 well-preserved tombs covering a 50-80 square metre area and a settlement, dating back to beginning of the Iron Age, were discovered in Al-Mudhaibi by archaeologists from Oman and Heidelberg University.

Archaeologists believed that the site belonged to the miners who were working in copper mining.

The stretch of beach (42 kilometres (26 miles)) between these two places is the most significant nesting ground in the Indian Ocean for green turtles.

[7] Oman's Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water[8] administers the site, which is one of the Sultanate's most important nature reserves.

[3][4] Located in the Hajar Mountains,[9] and what is now the northern governorate,[1] it is one of the most well-known wadis in the country.