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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Al Ula

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Updated June 14, 2022
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Al 'Ula

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
Lion tombs of Dadan

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Lion Tombs of Dadan

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

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Jabal Ikmah

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."
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Jabal Ithlib

Carved into a towering rock mountain in Al Ula, this once served as a religious and political center in Hegra.
15 miles from Al Ula
Qasr al-Farid

Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Qasr al-Farid

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
15 miles from Al Ula
Nabataean carved tombs at Hegra

Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Hegra Archaeological Site

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.
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