The Rocky Tract

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The Rocky Tract is the English name for Al-Hijr, an ancient archaeological site in Saudi Arabia known for its monumental rock-cut tombs of the Nabataean civilization.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Rocky Tract canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nabataean site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut tomb complex ⓘ
associatedWith Petra ⓘ
civilization Nabataean civilization ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean
climate arid desert ⓘ
conservationStatus protected site ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
culture Nabataean ⓘ
distanceFromPetra approximately 500 km southeast ⓘ
governingPowerInAntiquity Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
hasEnglishName Al‑Hijr ⓘ
linked to: Al-Hijr

Madain Salih ⓘ
hasNameInArabic الحِجْر ⓘ
مدائن صالح ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalFunction caravan way‑station ⓘ
trading center ⓘ
inscriptionLanguages Nabataean Aramaic ⓘ
Thamudic ⓘ
early Arabic ⓘ
laterGoverningPower Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Al Madinah Region ⓘ
linked to: Al Madinah Province

north‑western Saudi Arabia ⓘ
locatedOn ancient incense trade route ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nearbyTown Al‑Ula ⓘ
linked to: Al-Ula
notableFeature inscriptions in Nabataean script ⓘ
monumental rock‑cut tombs ⓘ
water management system ⓘ
well‑preserved Nabataean façades ⓘ
numberOfMonumentalTombs more than 100 ⓘ
partOf Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
periodOfFlourishing 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
region Hejaz ⓘ
religionHistorical polytheism ⓘ
significance first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
terrain rocky sandstone outcrops ⓘ
tourism open to visitors ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1293 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Hijr → hasEnglishName → The Rocky Tract ⓘ
Quran 15:44 → surahNameEnglish → The Rocky Tract ⓘ