AlUla is an ancient Arabian oasis city, built in the province of Medina. In the region of Hijaz it serves as capital of AlUla province. Hijaz is the historical place that holds the history of ancient Muslims and their religion Islam. It is Saudi’s first UNESCO World heritage site, showing unique pattern of well-preserved old stones. It was a rocky place later shaped by wind and water erosion forces. Today this place is termed as the Mars on the earth.
Deep in history and rich in heritage, this ancient historical AlUla holds an unforgettable history of Islam. It makes every Muslim think thoroughly about the uncountable blessings and unlimited powers of Allah almighty. It sets an eternal example for Muslims that make them more focused on obedience of Allah. Muslims, who want to visit this place, can book Cheap Umrah packages and explore this historical place after performing Umrah rituals.
In the heart of Arabia, a land so divine, there lies AlUla where ancient tales intertwines. A realm of wonders with sands and skies meets, a timeless oasis, where history’s heartbeat. Located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, AlUla maybe a new and an emerging tourist destination but it holds 200,000 years of largely unexplored human history. It includes Preserved tombs, sandstone outcrops, historic dwelling and monuments. AlUla is the world’s first civilization and one of the oldest cities of Arabian Peninsula.
The world’s masterpiece is unveiling its secrets and it’s ready to share with you.
Nabataeans
Two thousand years ago, an advanced civilization called Nabataeans carved these sandstone tombs. Nearly 100 of them, many over 5 stories tall, are spread over 10 kilo meters, remains of an ancient city called Hegra.
As early Maya city states were on the rise in the Americas, and the Han dynasty was building the Silk Road outward from china. Here in AlUla 2 thousand years ago, the Nabataeans built Hegra to help command one of the ancient world’s most lucrative trade networks carrying incense and spices from Arabia to Egypt, Rome and beyond. It’s actually a primary communication room that is used for the spice trade. It’s been used for the hajj during much later periods. People have used this route for a very long time. You can also explore this route if you are going for Umrah.
As the best time for Umrah is Ramadan, so, if you plan to visit this place in next Ramadan, you can avail Ramadan Umrah packages 2025 and easily explore this wondrous city.
Art crafts
Over 500 years, before the Nabataeans, the biblical city of Dadan flourished. The dance statues there have clear Greek and Egyptian influences. Pre written Arabic letters on the rocks were one of the modern Arabic’s ancient ancestors. You’re going to find this Arabic art at many places there.
Archeologists
Scattered among the unknown sites, archeologists are discovering more here. There are many unexplained structure from shapes like circles, rectangles and even triangles. These are not simply stones that have been heaped up here; they have carefully selected flat stones and built them into proper walls. They have got a vertical face on them and sharp corners properly lay out. Some of them stretch the length of five football fields. With over 1200 tons of rock nearly twice the weight of the Eiffel tower.
History of city of Saleh
The beginning of this city dates back to the pre-Dadanite period. Probably 3.5 thousand years ago, the community of Prophet Saleh (PBUH) known as ‘the tribe of Thamud’ started living in this city. That’s why; the history of AlUla in Islam gets a historic significance for Muslims. Forefathers of prophet Saleh came to al Hijr (part of AlUla) from the old Palestinian region. They started living there with their thamud community. The people of thamud community began to cut the Rocky Mountains and built houses for themselves. After making residence, they enabled to live with various livelihoods available in that place.
Madain Saleh
By searching the history of Islam, we got to know that Thamud people were eloquent and full of intellectual. But instead of using their wisdom and power in their true religion and beliefs, they started worshipping false idols like their forefathers did. To guide this community towards righteous path, Allah sent Prophet Saleh (PBUH) as his messenger to lead them. But the Thamud community disobeyed him at extreme level. Allah SWT demolished this disobedient nation and later on this city was named as Madain Saleh or city of Saleh. A variety of historical monuments of the Thamud are still visible in AlUla’s Madain Saleh.
Based on the history, there are many historical places in AlUla, you can visit.
Hotels
If you are going to visit AlUla, the first attraction is to book a good hotel with best views. Many luxury hotels like the habitat, the banyan tree and resorts are available. If you plan Umrah and buy Umrah packagesyou will get some extra perks and discounts in these hotels.
Maraya
The place totally covered in the glass is the huge attraction of AlUla. It is the biggest glass building in the world. You can only get access to this place inside, if you book hotel stay. Don’t forget to visit the pink camel café.
Dadan and Jabal Ikmah
Dadan is another heritage site where you can see tombs carved into a giant rock. You can also avail Ramadan Umrah packagesto explore the marvelous tombs of AlUla after performing Umrah rituals.
On Jabal Ikmah you can see thousands of pre-Arabic inscriptions. Again, you can only go there by tour guide otherwise not allowed. There are a lot of more places around AlUla with the pre-Arabic inscriptions, so if you are short on budget, you can visit other places on your own.
The AlUla Oasis
The AlUla oasis stretches from 3 kilo meters from the orange pass to the Dadan visitor center. You can go alone without a tour guide and can walk around the oasis where palm trees and old mud houses surround you.
I hope you find the history of AlUla interesting and helpful while visiting it.
