The Rocky Tract
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The Rocky Tract is the English name for Al-Hijr, an ancient archaeological site in Saudi Arabia known for its monumental rock-cut tombs of the Nabataean civilization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nabataean site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut tomb complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Nabataean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected site ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| culture | Nabataean ⓘ |
| distanceFromPetra | approximately 500 km southeast ⓘ |
| governingPowerInAntiquity | Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Al‑Hijr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madain Salih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic |
الحِجْر
ⓘ
مدائن صالح NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
caravan way‑station
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguages |
Nabataean Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thamudic ⓘ early Arabic ⓘ |
| laterGoverningPower | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Madinah Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north‑western Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | ancient incense trade route ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Al‑Ula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
inscriptions in Nabataean script
ⓘ
monumental rock‑cut tombs ⓘ water management system ⓘ well‑preserved Nabataean façades ⓘ |
| numberOfMonumentalTombs | more than 100 ⓘ |
| partOf | Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | polytheism ⓘ |
| significance | first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky sandstone outcrops ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1293 ⓘ |
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