I hope that after reading through these pages people will feel the same willingness and amazement than I have to discover this fascinating countryThank you Ferdiyan for the feedbackThanks for the great details, i am a Saudi but I spent most of my life in jeddah, never had chance to explore other areas, I am glad I got to learn a lot through your websiteThank your Mariam for your feedback, I am glad that you learn through our website.We are a few friends, who really like experiencing Saudi Arabia. AlUla was the capital of the ancient The walled city of AlUla was founded in the 6th century BC, an oasis in the desert valley, with fertile soil and plenty of water. The town has springs of fresh water which is used for irrigation, and has an emir. It was built on a higher part of the valley in order to be clear from the floods that can occur during the raining season.

It is a small town with a small fort on top of a small mountain. The northern Saudi city of Al-Ula is hosting a special season of events and festivities, as the Royal Commission for the Governorate of Al-Ula has launched Winter at Tantora. Guests will enjoy a weekend of authentic experiences with locally inspired culinary events and entertainment, as well as a celebration marking the start of the winter planting season at the iconic Tantora sundial. There are four major municipalities in the Governorate of 'Ula: AlUla: the capital lying to the southwest (population 5,426); Mughīrāʾ (AlUla Heritage Village, also known as Ad-Deerah, is the traditional Arabian village to which people of the oasis moved some eight centuries ago and inhabited until the 20th century. They studied the remains at Hegra and Dedan and collected a large number of Lihyanite, Minaean, Thamudic and Nabataean inscriptions. The population of the city is 5,426. From 2020-02-01 12:00:00 to 2020-02-01 12:00:00. On the west of the town, at the bottom of the cliff, is the old souq, which has been renovated.Here is the sequence of historical events and the ancient evidence found in the AlUla governorate:The importance of AlUla as an archaeological and historic site led to the establishment of The To promote tourism and gain more attraction, the Royal Commission on AlUla is training 200 young Saudis on an ambitious project where tourists will explore one of the greatest profusions of cultural treasures to be found anywhere in the world. Al-Ula Heritage Village. It was built on a higher part of the valley in order to be clear of the floods that can occur during the rainy season. It was probably a fortified structure as early as the Dedanite or Lihyanite times as some Dedanitic inscriptions were carved on the rock where the fort was built.Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort at Al-Ula Heritage Village (photo: Florent Egal)This fort was certainly reused for observation and defense over time, especially when people moved from Mughayra' to settle in Al-Ula. The name of the festival 'Tantora' is inspired by a sundial located in the old town of AlUla, which has been using by the locals as a marker for the changing of the seasons.From March 6 to March 7, 2020, a large concert of Iranian singers was held at the winter celebration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the city of AlUla. After six years of exploration of Saudi Arabia I have decided to show with this website that KSA has much more to offer than the stereotype landscape of empty extends of sand dunes. The Syrian pilgrims left their belonging there".The small fort that Al-Dimashqi mentions still stands in the middle of the Heritage Village of Al-Ula and is known as Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort. Get a glimpse of what you missed by watching our highlights video. The result will have residential places, a conference venue, a relaxing area and restaurants.Winter at Tantora was a traditional celebration to mark the start of the 40 day winter growing season. At its maximum expansion the town contained over 1 000 houses that were built adjacent to one another thereby forming a wall around the town to defend the population.Heritage village of Al-Ula (photo: Florent Egal)Most of houses were built with at least one upper floor in order to increase the space available for dwelling and also to keep the lower floors and streets cooler thanks to the shade created.Street of Al-Ula Heritage Village (photo: Florent Egal)The ground floor was used for storage and reception with  the traditional majlis, and the first floor was the private area of the house.Houses were separated by narrow shaded streets including some that have been renovated.

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