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

Updated February 24, 2025
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Qasr al-Farid

Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Qasr al-Farid

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
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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Jabal Ithlib

Carved into a towering rock mountain in Al Ula, this once served as a religious and political center in Hegra.
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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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Lion tombs of Dadan

Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Lion Tombs of Dadan

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
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Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
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