AlUla is often presented through individual sites, but the sites make more sense when placed in sequence. Different communities repeatedly occupied…
The Hejaz Railway introduced industrial transport into a landscape that had served caravans and pilgrims for centuries. In AlUla, surviving station…
AlUla's archaeology is inseparable from its geology. Sandstone cliffs provided surfaces for tombs and inscriptions, while volcanic plateaus, va…
AlUla Old Town and the oasis explain how the valley remained inhabited long after the ancient capitals of Dadan and Hegra declined. The town provid…
Before Hegra became a major Nabataean city, the oasis of AlUla was already home to powerful local kingdoms. Dadan and nearby Jabal Ikmah preserve s…
Hegra is the most important Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia. Its monumental tombs were cut directly into isolated sandstone outcrops …
AlUla is best understood as a valley rather than a single archaeological site. Ancient kingdoms, a Nabataean city, an Islamic town, date-palm farms…