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The archaeology of Saudi Arabia includes the following archaeological sites: *
Abu Loza's Bath Abu Loza's Bath ()Abu Loza's Bath
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Al Naslaa The Al Naslaa rock is a landform 50 km south of the Tayma oasis in Saudi Arabia. It is split down the middle into two parts, both balanced on small pedestals. The overall shape of the rock may be due to wind erosion and chemical weathering ...
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Al-'Ula Al-'Ula ( ar, ٱلْعُلَا '), is a city of the Medina Region in north-western Saudi Arabia. Historically located on the incense route, the city lies within the Governorate of 'Ula ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ٱلْعُلَا, Muḥāfathat A ...
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Al-Rabadha Al-Rabatha (Arabic الربذة) is a settlement in Saudi Arabia located some 200 km to the north-east of Medina on the pilgrim route from Kufa to Mecca, known as Darb Zubaydah. The archaeological excavations directed by the King Saud Universit ...
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Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province Al-Ukhaydir (also spelled ''al-Akhthar'', ''al-Akhdar'', ''al-Akhider'', ''Akhizer''), also known as Haydar or Aqabat, is a site in the Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia, located southeast of Tabuk. During early Ottoman rule, a fort was built at the ...
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Ancient towns in Saudi Arabia Thirteen ancient towns have been discovered in Saudi Arabia up to the present day. These include Qaryat al-Fāw, the Al-Ukhdūd archeological area, Hegra (Madā'in Ṣālih), Jubbah, Tārūt, Al-Shuwayḥaṭiyah, Thāj, Taimaa and Dūmat Al-Jand ...
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Aynuna Aynuna (Arab. عينونة, ''ʿAjnūna'') – a village in northwestern Saudi Arabia, in the Tabuk Region, located about 5 km from the Red Sea coast, at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Archaeological remains discovered here are identified by most r ...
* Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions * Columns of Rajajil *
Desert kite Desert kites () are dry stone wall structures found in Southwest Asia (Middle East, but also North Africa, Central Asia and Arabia), which were first discovered from the air during the 1920s. There are over 6,000 known desert kites with sizes ran ...
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Dhat al-Hajj Dhat al-Hajj is an archaeological site in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia, located north of Tabuk and south of the border with Jordan. Beginning sometime in the Middle Ages, Dhat al-Hajj served as a rest stop and watering place on the Hajj car ...
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Dosariyah Dosariyah is an archeological site in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, dating to the late 6th and early 5th millennium BCE. The spectrum of archaeological remains relate the site to the Arabian Neolithic. The earliest samples of Ubaid style p ...
* Dumat al-Jandal * Dumat al-Jandal Wall *
Gerrha Gerrha ( grc, Γέρρα, translit=Gérrha) was an ancient and renowned city within Eastern Arabia, on the west side of the Persian Gulf. History Prior to Gerrha, the area belonged to the Dilmun civilization, which was conquered by the Assyria ...
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Hegra (Mada'in Salih) Hegra ( grc, Ἕγρα), known to Muslims as Al-Hijr (), also known as Mada’in Salih ( ar, مَدَائِن صَالِح, madāʼin Ṣāliḥ, lit=Cities of Salih), is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula within Medina Provin ...
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Jabal al-Baidain Jabal al-Baidain is a mountain located in the province of Dawadmi of the Riyadh Region in central Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Pen ...
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Jubail Church Jubail Church ( syc, ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ, ʿĒḏtā ḏ-Maḏnḥā ḏ-ʾĀṯūrāyē, ar, كنيسة الجبيل) is a 4th-century church building near Jubail, a city in the Eastern province on the Gulf coast of Saudi ...
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Land of Tema The Land of Tema, Te'-ma or Tema ar, تيماء and ''Thaiman'') is a place mentioned in the BibleS. Smith, Babylonian Historical Texts (1924), 98-123Arnulf Hausleitner, "Tayma - eine frühe Oasensiedlung", in: Archäologie in Deutschland, 3/213, ...
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Leuke Kome Leuke Kome ( gr, λευκή κώμη, lit=white village) was a Nabataean port city located on the Incense Route. It may have been in the vicinity of a location currently called Aynuna ( ar, وادي عينونة) but is more probably located at a ...
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Marid Castle Marid Castle (or Marid balance) is a historic military fortress located in the city of Dumat Al-Jandal in the Al-Jawf region, about 50 km away from Sakaka. It dates back to the first century AD, and the oldest mention of it dates back to the thir ...
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Near Eastern bioarchaeology Near Eastern bioarchaeology covers the study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites in Archaeology of Cyprus, Cyprus, Egyptology, Egypt, Levantine archaeology, Levantine coast, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, List o ...
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Old Town, Al-'Ula The Old Town is an archaeological site near Al-'Ula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia. It is known as the ''deira'' (the town). Inside the town, there are ancient heritage buildings, mosques and markets, dating back to about seven centuries. This tow ...
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Shanqal Fort Shanqal Fort () is a ruined fort near the city of Turubah, Saudi Arabia. The fort is located in the village of Al-Labt, to the east of Turubah valley within the Makkah Region The Mecca Province ( ar, مِنْطَقَة مَكَّة '), also kno ...
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Sisira Well The Sisera well is one of the ancient wells in the Al-Jawf region in Saudi Arabia. Location The Sisera well is located north of Sakaka, near the castle of Zaabal. Etymology The name of the well belongs to the Canaanite military commander S ...
* Tarout Castle *
Tarout Island Tārūt Island ( ar, جزيرة تاروت) is an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, connected by two causeways to Qatif. It is six kilometers from the coast, and is the longest island in the Persian Gu ...
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Tayma Tayma (Taymanitic: , vocalized as: ; ar, تيماء, translit=Taymāʾ) or Tema Teman/Tyeman (Habakkuk 3:3) is a large oasis with a long history of settlement, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia at the point where the trade route between M ...
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Tomb of Eve A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a :wikt:repository, repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be ...
* Uqair salt mine (Archaeological site) *
Pharaonic Tayma inscription The Pharaonic Tayma inscription is a hieroglyphic petroglyph found near the oasis of Tayma in Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia. It was discovered by local archaeologists in 2010. The rock engraving was found around 400 km north of Madinah and northea ...
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Rock art in Saudi Arabia

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Al Naslaa The Al Naslaa rock is a landform 50 km south of the Tayma oasis in Saudi Arabia. It is split down the middle into two parts, both balanced on small pedestals. The overall shape of the rock may be due to wind erosion and chemical weathering ...
* Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions * Hasaitic dialect {{Asia topic, Archaeology of Archaeology of Saudi Arabia Rock art in Saudi Arabia