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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.
al-Madinah 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.
Wadi al-Qura (Arabic: وادي القرى, lit. 'Valley of Villages') is a wadi north of Medina in Saudi Arabia, [1] mentioned in early Islamic sources. It was located on the main trade road between the Hejaz and Syria. The wadi is tentatively identified with the modern Wadi al-'Ula region. The meaning of the name, "Valley of Villages ...
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.
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.
Muhammad set out in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal or Jumada Al-Ula in the year six Hijri (July 627 AD) with 200 Muslim fighters and made a feint of heading for Syria, then soon changed route towards Batn Gharran, the scene of where 10 Muslims were killed in the Expedition of Al Raji. Bani Lahyan were on Alert and got the news of his march, the tribe then ...
Al-Qurh, is a village and archaeological site near Al-'Ula, north of Medina Saudi Arabia. [1] The name القرح name translates as ulcers. Qurh, also known as al-Ma'abiyat, was the principal settlement of Wadi al-Qura and is identified with the ruins of al-Ma'abiyat in Wadi al-'Ula, eighteen kilometers southeast of the oasis Al-'Ula.
Banyan Tree AlUla is a luxury resort hotel located in Wadi Ashar, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia. [2] [3] The hotel opened in October 2022, [4] with Mariah Carey performing at its opening ceremony. [5] It consists of 79 luxury tents in the desert. [6] The resort features an infinity pool. [2]