AlUla & Hegra Archaeology Route

آثار العُلا ومدائن صالح

Discover the archaeological treasures of AlUla and Hegra (Mada'in Salih) — Nabataean tombs, desert landscapes, and layers of pre-Islamic and Islamic history.

⏱️8 hours

📍3 stops

Fromالعلاtoتيماء

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Best months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Route stops (3)

Pre-Islamicالعُلا

Dadan

The archaeological zone at al-Ula associated with the ancient kingdom of Lihyan and its capital, Dadan.

Archaeologicalالعُلا

Hegra

Al-Hijr (Hegra/Mada’in Salih) north of AlUla—the largest Nabataean site south of Petra, UNESCO-listed in 2008 as Saudi Arabia’s first World Heritage property.

Pre-Islamicتيماء

Tayma

Ancient Tayma in northwest Saudi Arabia—an oasis behind the great Dair wall and a station of Babylon’s king Nabonidus—one of Arabia’s greatest ancient cities.

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1Dadanالعُلا

2Hegraالعُلا

3Taymaتيماء