Al-Hijr region
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Al-Hijr region is an ancient area in northwestern Arabia known for its rock-cut tombs and ruins associated with the Nabataean civilization and the Qur’anic people of Thamud.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nabataean civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thamud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilizationPeakPeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| civilizationPeakPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| connectedTradeRoutes | Arabian interior to Levant ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northwestern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantRockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| functionedAs | caravan station ⓘ |
| governorate | Al-Ula Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Nabataean rock-cut architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected archaeological area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient ruins
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ sandstone outcrops ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionsIn |
Nabataean Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thamudic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonumentalTombs | over 100 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMonument |
façade tombs
ⓘ
ritual structures ⓘ water management installations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madain Salih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
northwestern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBuilders | Nabataeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nabataean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preIslamic | true ⓘ |
| QuranicName | Al-Hijr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
testimony to Nabataean civilization
ⓘ
well-preserved Nabataean tombs ⓘ |
| regionOfCountry | Al Madinah Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of the people of Thamud ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
People of Thamud