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Qasr al-Farid at Hegra, the Nabataean tomb carved into a lone sandstone outcrop

Beyond the city · north-west, by air

AlUla & Hegra from Riyadh: what to see and how to get there

Hegra’s Nabataean tombs, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO site, and the valleys of AlUla.

In depth

  1. By air

    AlUla and Hegra, a flight away

    AlUla·In depth

    The Nabataean tombs of Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the sandstone valleys of AlUla.

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What to see

  1. UNESCO World Heritage 2008

    Hegra (Al-Hijr)

    AlUla·Archaeological site

    Nabataean tombs cut into the rock.

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