Beyond the city
Hegra (Al-Hijr)
UNESCO World Heritage 2008
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Hegra (Al-Hijr)
Hegra, Al-Hijr, near AlUla, keeps the monumental Nabataean tombs cut into sandstone outcrops; it was inscribed in 2008 as Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Why it's on our list
- UNESCO 2008
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