The residential area is located in the middle of the plain, far from the outcrops | Qasr al walad no information 0—58 AD Includes 31 tombs decorated with fine inscriptions as well as artistic elements like birds, human faces and imaginary beings |
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Round in Mada'in Salih : — — —• King Hussein And The Kingdom of Hejaz | Salih, to whom the site's name of "Mada'in Salih" is often attributed, called on the Thamudis to repent |
The railway station has also been restored and now includes 16 buildings and several pieces of rolling stock.
The places the settlement of the area by the people during the , between those of and on one hand, and those of and on the other | These conservative measures started to ease up beginning in 2000, when Saudi Arabia invited expeditions to carry out archaeological explorations as part of the government's push to promote cultural heritage protection and tourism |
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Hegra served as a station along the route, providing supplies and water for pilgrims | Joachim the father of Maryam• And so a pregnant she-camel was sent to the people from the back of the mountain, as proof of Salih's divine mission |
Emigrants from Mecca to Medina• Importance [ ] The archaeological site lies in an arid environment.
4In contrast to the elaborate exteriors, the interiors of the rock-cut structures are severe and plain | Water is supplied by 130 wells, situated in the western and north-western part of the site, where the water table was at a depth of only 20 m 66 ft |
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The well of the Thamudians which is mentioned in the Holy Quran is located in the middle of the mountains | " Between 1744 and 1757, a fort was built at al-Hijr on the orders of the Ottoman governor of , |
The sandstone outcroppings were carved to build the necropolis.