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Al-Hijr Archaeological Site
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Al-Hijr_Archaeological_Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Nabataean_civilization
ancient trade routes
gptkbp:buffer_zone_(ha)
2,965
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Nabataean_Kingdom
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Dadanitic
gptkb:Safaitic
gptkb:Thamudic
gptkb:Nabataean_Aramaic
gptkb:Lihyanite
gptkbp:latitude
26.8
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Al_Madinah_Region
gptkbp:longitude
37.95
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Al-'Ula
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Qasr_al-Bint
gptkb:Jabal_Ithlib
gptkb:Jabal_al-Ahmar
gptkb:Jabal_al-Fil_(Elephant_Rock)
gptkb:Jabal_al-Khuraymat
gptkb:Jabal_al-Mahjar
gptkb:Qasr_al-Farid
gptkb:Diwan
gptkbp:notableFeature
ancient inscriptions
decorated facades
rock-cut monumental tombs
water wells
gptkbp:number_of_monumental_tombs
over 100
gptkbp:otherName
gptkb:Hegra
gptkb:Madain_Salih
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Nabataean_trade_network
gptkbp:period
1st century CE
gptkbp:significance
first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
(iii)
(iv)
cultural
(v)
gptkbp:UNESCO_region
gptkb:Arab_States
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_area_(ha)
1,621
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_region
gptkb:Arab_States
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_state_party
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
2008
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
1293
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Hedjaz
gptkb:Nabataean_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5