Ancient Saudi Arabian City of Hegra Opens To Public After 2,000 Years

2021/03/11

Ancient Saudi Arabian City of Hegra Opens To Public After 2,000 Years

Visit Hegra to experience Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site

Here you’ll explore over 110 remarkably well preserved tombs set in a desert landscape, while learning about the ancient people and culture of AlUla

Source: Royal Commission for AlUla

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Hegra is the largest archaeological site conserved from the ancient civilization of Nabataean. The Nabataean Arabs were one of the most enigmatic ancient peoples, but are known today only for their beautiful rock-carved capital of Petra.

They were ancient Arab desert-dwelling nomads before they built a thriving empire. Nabataeans ultimately succeeded through their mastery of trade. They controlled it through the routes in Arabia and Jordan stretching to Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Mediterranean.

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The new opportunity for tourists to see these works is in part due to Saudi Vision 2030, a plan for Saudi Arabia released in 2016 to help the country expand in tourism and trade. Tour guides are carefully chosen and trained to introduce outsiders to the history and majesty of a truly unique ancient city.

---- Smithsonian MAGAZINE

Hegra was the second city of the Nabateans, who were nomads who controlled the spice trade and who built an astonishing civilization in the desert.The Nabateans created a huge empire in the desert from the 4 th century BC to the 1 st century AD.

---- Times Now

Ancient Saudi Arabian City of Hegra Opens To Public After 2,000 Years

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