Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih)
Also known as Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih), Al-Hijr, Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, el Hijr, Hegra, Hégra, Mada'in Saleh, Mada'in Salih, Madâ'in Sâlih, Madaen Saleh, Madain Saleh, Madaïn Saleh, Madain Salih, Madaïn Salih, Madayn Saleh, Mint of Hegra, Nabataean ruins of Hegra, مدائن صالح
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Arab States
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed
2008
Area
1,621 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih) is about 220 km south-east of Tabuk. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hail Rock Art, about 320 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Wajh · about 43,000 peopleabout 160 km south-west
- Tabuk · about 548,000 peopleabout 220 km north-west
- Yanbu al Bahr · about 268,000 peopleabout 300 km south
- Medina · about 1,010,000 peopleabout 300 km south-east
- Hail · about 385,000 peopleabout 380 km east
- Dawmat al Jandal · about 23,000 peopleabout 380 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Saudi ArabiaCultural320 km away
JordanMixed395 km away
JordanNatural412 km away
EgyptCultural436 km away
JordanCultural461 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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