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Hegra

Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ (Arabic: مَدَائِن صَالِح, lit. 'Cities of Salih') also known as, Hegra (Ancient Greek: Ἕγρα; Latin: Hegrenorum; Arabic: الْحِجْر, romanized: al-Ḥijr),, is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula within Medina Province in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia.

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Location
Medina province, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Criteria
ii, iii
Designated
2008 (32nd session)
Official name
Hegra Archaeological Site (Al-Hijr / Madâʾin Sâlih)
Reference no.
1293
Region
Arab states

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In the Qur'an

Tombs

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Hegra

Nodes147
Edges146
Triples263
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013605
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Hegra

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related to Sources · 49
Hegra → Al-Talhi, Ali Ibrahim, Ancient Near East, Andre-Salvini, Arabia, Arabia Felix, Archaeology, Beatrice, Bewley, Bishop, Carine, Cotty, Daifallah, David Kennedy, Demange, Desert Frontier, Fiema, Fisher, Francois, Francoise
related to 19th century · 39
Hegra → Arabia Deserta, Bedouin, Black Engineering, Charles Montagu Doughty, Chedi Hegra Resort, Damascus, Despite, Doughty, English, General Hotel Management Ltd, GHM, Giò Forma, Hajj, Hejaz Railway, Hijr, However, II, In, Islamic, Jerusalem
related to Name · 37
Hegra → Ancient Greek, Arabic, Aramaic, Arial Unicode MS, Cardo, Code2000, DejaVu Sans, DejaVu Serif, EB Garamond, Foulis Greek, FreeSans, FreeSerif, Garamond, Garamond Libre, Gentium Book Plus, Gentium Plus, It, Its, Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans Unicode
related to Location and climate · 36
Hegra → Al-'Ula, Amiri, Arabic Transparent, Arabic Typesetting, Arial, Beneath, Calibri, Cambrian, Droid Arabic Naskh, Harmattan, Hijaz, Hijaz Mountains, Istakhri, Jabal, Jordan, Lateef, LateefGR, Medina, Microsoft Sans Serif, Miocene
related to Ottoman era · 23
Hegra → Abyar Salih, According, AD, Al-Ansari, Alawan, Arabia, As'ad Pasha, Azm, Between, Damascus, Evliya Celebi, Hajj, Hijr, In, It, Mada'in, Madaʾin Salih, Mamluks, Mecca, Murtada
related to Roman era · 17
Hegra → AD, Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Bostra, Everything, Greek, Hejaz, In, Latin, Nabataean, No Nabataean, Over, Petra, Roman, Roman Empire, Trajan, Unfortunately
related to Nabataean era · 15
Hegra → AD, Al-Harith IV, Aretas IV Philopatris, BC, Characteristic, Hejaz, Madaʾin Salih, Nabataean, Nabateaan, Negev, Petra, Similar, Syria, The, The Nabataeans
related to Tombs · 11
Hegra → AD, As, BC, Excavation, Funerary, In, Nabataean, Petra, The, These, Tumuli
related to Architecture · 7
Hegra → CE, Many, Nabataean, Non-monumental, Some, The, The Nabataean
related to Lihyan/Dedanite era · 7
Hegra → Archaeological, Athleb Mountain, BC, Lihyanite, Lihyans, Madaʾin Salih, The

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site nabataean archaeological salih roman tombs also al-hijr petra century arabia inscriptions area wells saudi mada'in ottoman monumental kingdom early

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HegraCriteriaii, iii1.00infobox
HegraDesignated2008 (32nd session)1.00infobox
HegraLocationMedina province, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia1.00infobox
HegraOfficial nameHegra Archaeological Site (Al-Hijr / Madâʾin Sâlih)1.00infobox
HegraReference no.12931.00infobox
HegraRegionArab states1.00infobox
HegraTypeSettlement1.00infobox
HegraTypeCultural1.00infobox
datesinstance ofand the site served as a one-day stop for Hajj pilgrims where they could purchase goods0.80text
lemonsinstance ofand the site served as a one-day stop for Hajj pilgrims where they could purchase goods0.80text
orangesinstance ofand the site served as a one-day stop for Hajj pilgrims where they could purchase goods0.80text
Hegrarelated to 19th centuryIn0.60section

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