Curated historical journeys
Pick a route and follow its stops in order — pilgrimage, trade, or stories that shaped the peninsula.
The Basra Hajj Road (Darb al-Hajj al-Basri) was the historic pilgrimage route from Basra in Iraq to Mecca across Najd — the main artery for pilgrims from Iraq, Persia, and beyond from the Abbasid through Ottoman eras.
Along the route