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AlUla (Arabic: ٱلْعُلَا, romanized: al-ʿUlā) is an ancient Arabian oasis city located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well as several pre-Islamic Semitic civilizations, AlUla was a market city on the historic incense route that linked India and the Persian Gulf to the Levant and Europe.
Alula is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Cape Guardafui, at the extremity of the Horn of Africa. 20 nautical miles (23 miles) east of Alula lies the coastal town of Bereeda. 7 nautical miles (8 miles) west lies Ras Filuk, the likely Cape Elephant (Elephas) of Strabo and the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Tantora which was a guide for farmers to know the growing seasons and the timing of water distribution. The sundial clock in the south of the town. See also
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU; Arabic: الهيئة الملكية لمحافظة العلا) is a Saudi commission established in July 2017 to preserve and develop the 2,000-year-old archaeological and historical site of Al-Ula north-western Saudi Arabia. [2] [3] [4]
The ruins recently uncovered by archaeologists represent one of the city’s less fortunate temples, officials said. All that remains of the roughly 2,400-year-old temple are its outline, steps ...
Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
Dumat al-Jandal, ancient city of ruins, Al Jawf Province Dumat al-Jandal Wall; Gerrha, candidate archaeological sites in Eastern Arabia; Hegra, archaeological site in Medina Province; Jabal al-Baidain, mountain known for drawings and Thamudic inscriptions; Jabal al-ʿHayn, site of pre-historic petroglyphs, tribal markings (wusūm) and inscriptions
Al-Ula International Airport (IATA: ULH, ICAO: OEAO), formerly Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz International Airport, is an airport located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. [2] It was named after Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz. [3] The airport became operational on 31 October 2011. [4]