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Ruins of Qurh, photograph by Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Remains of the Islamic city of Qurh in the AlUla area of Saudi Arabia. This settlement was mentioned in early Islamic sources, a testemant to its ancient origins...

The Qasr al-Bint necropolis in Hegra (Mada'in Salih) in modern-day Saudi Arabia is one of the four necropolis areas to have survived. Qasr al-Bint consists of 31 Nabatean tombs dating from 1 to 58 CE. The tombs include...

The AlUla World Archaeology Summit, photograph by the Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Attendees at the AlUla World Archaeology Summit, held at AlUla, Saudi Arabia, October 2024.

In 378 CE the Tanukhid queen Mavia (r. c. 375 - c. 425 CE) of the Saracens led a successful revolt against the Roman Empire, pitting her forces against the armies under the emperor Valens (364-378 CE). Launching...

A 1919 photograph of the Arabian Commission to the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles which decided peace terms after the First World War (1914-18). Standing in the foreground is Emir Faisal while to the rear and...

The Paris Peace Conference, held from January 1919 to January 1920 and attended by the victorious Allied powers, debated and agreed the terms of the peace settlement that formally ended the...

Old Town of AlUla, photograph by Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The Old town of AlUla, which dates from the 12th century CE to the 20th century.

Lion Tombs at Dadan, photograph by the Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The carved lions are thought to symbolise powerful status or strength, or they could have been carved to protect the tomb’s occupants. Some of...

Fortifications at the Taymar Oasis, photograph by the Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Taymar was a significant oasis settlement in north-western Arabia. Its historical importance is largely attributed to its status as a...

Jordan is a country in the Near East bordered by Israel, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The country's name comes from the Arabic Al Urdun, referencing a fortified site but also meaning "prominence", though various sources also...