Hegra (Mada'in Saleh)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned late antiquity
gptkbp:archaeological_research ongoing
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Nabataeans
gptkbp:civilization gptkb:Nabataean_Kingdom
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Egyptian
Greco-Roman
Mesopotamian
local Arabian
gptkbp:declared_World_Heritage_Site_by gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:distance_from_Al-'Ula 22 km north
gptkbp:excavatedBy since 2002
gptkbp:findAGraveID over 100
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Saudi_Commission_for_Tourism_and_National_Heritage
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Hegra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hegra (Mada'in Saleh)
gptkbp:inscribed_stones yes
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Nabataean, Lihyanite, Thamudic
gptkbp:language gptkb:Nabataean_Aramaic
gptkbp:latitude 26.8
gptkbp:location Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:longitude 37.95
gptkbp:modern_name gptkb:Mada'in_Saleh
gptkbp:notableBuilding defensive walls
water wells
Diwan (meeting hall)
gptkbp:notableEvent UNESCO World Heritage inscription 2008
gptkbp:notableFeature decorated facades
rock-cut monumental tombs
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Qasr_al-Bint
gptkb:Jabal_Ithlib
gptkb:Jabal_al-Mahjar
gptkb:Qasr_al-Farid
gptkbp:openToPublic restricted
gptkbp:period 1st century CE
gptkbp:protectedArea yes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Hejaz
gptkbp:religion polytheism (Nabataean)
gptkbp:significance second largest Nabataean city after Petra
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:trade_route gptkb:Incense_Route
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2008
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Madinah_Region
gptkb:Madinah_Region
gptkb:Medina_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8