Al Hajar (مركز الحجر) is a municipality and village in
Al-'Ula
al-Ula (), officially AlUla, is an ancient Arabian oasis city and governorate located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia, northwest of the city of Medina. Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well ...
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Medina Region
The Medina Province () is a Provinces of Saudi Arabia, province of Saudi Arabia in the Hejaz region along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of and a population of 2,389,452 (2022 Census)
The provincial capital is Medina, the Holiest sites in I ...
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
. It lies in the northeastern part of the governorate, 55 km from
Al-'Ula
al-Ula (), officially AlUla, is an ancient Arabian oasis city and governorate located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia, northwest of the city of Medina. Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well ...
on the road to Asfelti. The municipality covers an area of , and had a population of 1,707 as of 2013.
The UNESCO site of the ruins of
Mada'in Saleh
HEGRA, which stands for High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy, was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order to bu ...
is located within the Al Hajar municipality.
Notes and references
Populated places in Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)
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