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Historical Heritage

Historical Sites

446 documented sites across the Arabian Peninsula

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Al-Ji’ranah

Mecca — Makkah Region — Saudi Arabia

Al-Ji’ranah — a religious in Mecca.

Local heritage

Wadi Fatimah

Makkah Region — Saudi Arabia

Wadi Fatimah — a local heritage in Saudi Arabia.

Local heritage

Hazm al-Jalamid

Northern Borders Region — Saudi Arabia

Hazm al-Jalamid — a local heritage in Saudi Arabia.

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Palace / fortress

Al-Muazzam Station

Tabuk — Tabuk Region — Saudi Arabia

Al-Muazzam Station — a palace / fortress in Tabuk.

Palace / fortress

Al-Akhdar Ottoman Station

Tabuk — Tabuk Region — Saudi Arabia

Al-Akhdar Ottoman Station — a palace / fortress in Tabuk.

Hajj route

Syrian Hajj Route

Tabuk — Tabuk Region — Saudi Arabia

Syrian Hajj Route — a hajj route in Tabuk.

Trade route

Ras Tanura before Oil

Eastern Region — Saudi Arabia

Ras Tanura before Oil — a trade route in Saudi Arabia.

Old village / city

Al-Uyun in al-Ahsa

Eastern Region — Saudi Arabia

Al-Uyun in al-Ahsa — a old village / city in Saudi Arabia.

Archaeological

Qatif Oasis

Eastern Region — Saudi Arabia

Qatif Oasis — a archaeological in Saudi Arabia.

Old village / city

Uqlat as-Suqur

Qassim Region — Saudi Arabia

Uqlat as-Suqur in western Qassim is marked by its historic Friday mosque built 1341 AH — a surviving old-town landmark.

Local heritage

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh — Riyadh Region — Saudi Arabia

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia — a local heritage in Riyadh.

Religious

Wadi Ibrahim

Mecca — Makkah Region — Saudi Arabia

Wadi Ibrahim — a religious in Mecca.

Archaeological

Hima Cultural Area

Najran — Najran Region — Saudi Arabia

Hima Cultural Area in Najran holds wells, rock art and inscriptions across millennia — a southern corridor of caravans and cultures.

Trade route

Southern Incense Route

Najran — Najran Region — Saudi Arabia

Southern Incense Route — a trade route in Najran.

Old village / city

AlUla Old Town

AlUla — Madinah Region — Saudi Arabia

AlUla Old Town is a mud-and-stone settlement beside the oasis on hajj and caravan routes — inhabited into the late 20th century.

Archaeological

Mahd adh Dhahab Gold Mine

Madinah Region — Saudi Arabia

Mahd adh-Dhahab is among Arabia’s oldest gold mines — millennia of extraction before modern Saudi mining industry.

Old village / city

Hajr al-Yamamah

Riyadh — Riyadh Region — Saudi Arabia

Hajr al-Yamamah — a old village / city in Riyadh.

Old village / city

Habuna

Najran Region — Saudi Arabia

Habuna north of Najran is known for its wadi, mud houses and local forts — farming and highland memory on Arabia’s southern edge.

Disputed location

Gerrha

Saudi Arabia — Eastern Region — Saudi Arabia

A great ancient trading city of eastern Arabia mentioned by Greek and Roman sources — its exact location remains debated among Thaj, al-Ahsa, and Uqair.

Archaeological

Zubalah

Northern Borders Region — Saudi Arabia

The largest and most sophisticated station on the entire Darb Zubayda, located on the northern section of the Kufan Hajj road. It was famed for rock-hewn wells more than fifty meters deep and two massive reservoirs that served as a commercial and service hub for pilgrims.

Poetic / literary

Al-Dakhul wa Hawmal

Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia

Two sandy ridges immortalized in the opening verse of Imru al-Qays's mu'allaqah, located in dispute between the al-Tisiyah area east of al-Qassim and the highlands of southern Najd, with Hawmal known today as Irq al-Hamil.

Religious

Uhud Martyrs Cemetery

Medina — Madinah Region — Saudi Arabia

Uhud Martyrs’ Cemetery holds the fallen of Uhud, led by Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib — beside Mount Uhud and Sayyid al-Shuhada Mosque.

Old village / city

Al-Mandaq

Al-Bahah Region — Saudi Arabia

Al-Mandaq in Al-Bahah is a forested highland governorate of valleys and heritage villages — a Sarawat eco-tourism gateway.

Hajj route

al-Tha'labiyya

Qassim Region — Saudi Arabia

A major city on the Darb Zubayda and the most important settlement on the road's middle section, lying at the one-third mark from Kufa. It had a fortress, a market, nine or more wells whose sweet water still flowed after thirteen centuries.