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title: Hegra Tomb
author: Royal Commission of AlUla
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21409/hegra-tomb/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-12-02
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# Hegra Tomb

_Authored by Royal Commission of AlUla_

## Image File

[![Hegra Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21409.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21409.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Nabataean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) at Hegra, photograph by the Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/).

A Nabataean tomb at the magnificent site of Hegra, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Hegra was a massive site settled during the [Nabatean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) times. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, Hegra is located on a plain, dotted with sandstone outcrops, just north of the AlUla Valley. This site was once a key [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of the [Kingdom of Nabatea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/), whose capital was based at Petra in [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/).

#### Editorial Review

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## Cite This Work

### APA
AlUla, R. C. o. (2025, December 02). Hegra Tomb. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21409/hegra-tomb/>
### Chicago
AlUla, Royal Commission of. "Hegra Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21409/hegra-tomb/>.
### MLA
AlUla, Royal Commission of. "Hegra Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21409/hegra-tomb/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Royal Commission of AlUla**. Submitted by [Fiona Richards](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fiona.richards/ "User Page: Fiona Richards"), published on 02 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.