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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.
The Old Town is an archaeological site near al-Ula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia. [1] It is known as the Dira ( Arabic : دِيرَة , romanized : dīra , lit. 'town').
Qasr al Farid, tomb in Archeological site Mada'in Saleh, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. On April 10, 2018, an agreement of cooperation was signed between Saudi Arabia and France to develop the site and transform it to a cultural site with the purpose to open the site to the regional and international visitors.
On 8th Jumada al-Awwal, URS Sayyid Amir al-Kulal Amir Kulal. On 10 Jumada al-Awwal 11 AH, Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, died in Medina at the young age of 23 years according to Sunni Muslim sources. On 13 Jumada al-Awwal 11 AH, Fatima was buried by her husband Ali. On 15 Jumada al-Awwal, Ali ibn Husayn was born.
About 4km from the modern town of Al-'Ula are a set of ruins, [1] [2] These ruins here are the remnant of a former Capital of the Dedanites, which was flourishing from 800BC to the 1st century. At this time the wadi was a stop on the spice routes.
The mustatils first came to the attention of researchers in the 1970s. Excavation of one mustatil funded by the Royal Commission for Al-'Ula revealed a chamber at the center containing fragments of cattle skulls, but no remains from other parts of the animals; they are believed to be evidence of a previously unknown cattle cult.
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Dedan has several different meanings in the Hebrew Bible. Dedan (now part of Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia) was an oasis and city-state of north-western Arabia.The people of Dedan are called Dedanim or Dedanites.