Ancient saudi arabia

Top Ten Amazing places to visit in Saudi-Arabia by Blue Abaya-Explore Arabia:1. Hegra, AlUla If you visit only one place in Saudi-Arabia, let it be AlUla and its heritage gem Hegra (also known as Madain Saleh). The other-worldly scenery, breath taking nature, and rich history make it a destination…

The name Al-Ukhdud means 'the ditch' (sometimes 'the trench', sometimes 'the groove') and is mentioned in the Holy Quran as the site of a massacre of Christians in 525 The Frankincense Trade Route from Yemen passed through Al-Ukhdud (the town now known as Najran) on its way to Makkah, Madinah and then on to Palestine, Syria, the Arabian Gulf and Mesopotamia. Cities along the main caravan routes were able to levy taxes on the merchants, and in this way they became rich. At its peak, Al-Ukhdud…

Madain Saleh

Dhee Ayn Marble Village in Bahah, Saudi Arabia

Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Stone carvings, Saudi Arabia Riyadh National Museum

Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Mada'in Saleh (Arabic: مدائن صالح‎, madāʼin Ṣāliḥ, "Cities of Saleh"), also called "Al-Hijr" or "Hegra", is an archaeological site located in the Sector of Al-`Ula within Al Madinah Region, the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. A majority of the remains date from the Nabatean kingdom (1st century CE). Photo by Richard Wilding

Al Ula العلا is the base to access the ancient Nabatean city of Madain Saleh. Al-Ula is now a modern town, with the most complete "old town" in Saudi Arabia. The area has been occupied for over 2000 years and used to be a stopping point on the old insence road. In the old town, more than 500 houses are still there. Few are renovated by the governement to show how they looked before. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia, a sister city to Jordan’s Petra. UNESCO world heritage site, located in the Al-Ula sector, within the Al Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia. The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Madain Salih) was formerly known as Hegra, it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. With its 111 monumental tombs…

Qaṣr Al-Farīd meaning ‘the Lonely Castle’ is the largest rock-cut tomb at the archaeological site of Hegra, in Saudi Arabia. Nabataean Kingdom, 1st century CE