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Introducing Al-ula
Al-Ula, the gateway to Madain Saleh, is a small town lying in the heart of some exceptionally beautiful country, with palm groves running down the centre of the wadi (valley or river bed) and forbidding red sandstone cliffs rising up on two sides.
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As well as the extraordinary nearby tombs of the Nabataeans, are the delightful if sadly decrepit mud-brick ruins of Old Al-Ula, one of the last remnants of old towns in Saudi Arabia.
The surrounding area also bears ample evidence (in the form of tombs and rock inscriptions) to habitation dating back more than two millennia.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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