Hegra (Mada'in Saleh)
The Nabataean kingdom's southern capital and Petra's sister city in Saudi Arabia — more than 110 rock-cut tombs carved into sandstone outcrops, preserved by the desert climate and the fact the site was never resettled; Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dated events and their evidence
- 300 BCE mainstream
Lihyanite-period settlement source - 1 CE mainstream
main Nabataean flourishing and tomb-carving source
Where
26.7917° N, 37.9528° E
Sources
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.