In addition to the ancient old town, a more recent historical city, displaying the settlement patterns of Arabic-Islamic urbanism, remains occupied and is currently experiencing a renaissance. The city (municipality) covers 2,391 square kilometres (923 sq mi), and has a population of 5,426. The city is located 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Tayma and 300 km (190 mi) north of Medina. Today, the city of Al-'Ula is within the Governorate of Al-'Ula ( Arabic: مُحَافَظَة ٱلْعُلَا, romanized: Muḥāfathat Al-ʿUlā), one of seven constituent counties of Medina province. Al-'Ula was also the capital of the ancient Lihyanites (Dedanites). Meanwhile, the ancient walled city of Al-'Ula ("Old Town"), situated near the oasis that allowed for its settlement, contains a dense cluster of mud-brick and stone houses. Built more than 2,000 years ago by the Nabataeans, Hegra is often compared with its sister city of Petra, in Jordan. Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra (also known as Al-Hijr, or Mada'in Salih), is located 22 km (14 mi) north of the city, in Al-'Ula governorate. The immediate vicinity contains a unique concentration of precious artifacts, including well-preserved ancient stone inscriptions that illustrate the development of the Arabic language, and a concentration of rock dwellings and tombs that date from the Nabatean and Dedanite periods that coincided with Greco-Roman influence during classical antiquity.
Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well as several pre-Islamic Semitic civilizations, Al-'Ula was a market city on the historic incense route that linked India and the Gulf to the Levant and Europe. The content and structure of the The Fussy Flyer website are copyrighted.Coordinates: 26☃7′N 37★5′E / 26.617°N 37.917☎ / 26.617 37.917Īl-'Ula ( Arabic: ٱلْعُلَا al-ʿulā), sometimes stylized in English as AlUla, is an ancient Arabic oasis city located in Medina province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. In addition, The Fussy Flyer reserves the right to implement changes or amendments to the information provided at any time it chooses. These providers are not vicarious agents of The Fussy Flyer.
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