Hegra
Nabataean tombs cut into sandstone outcrops in the desert near AlUla, the first site in Saudi Arabia to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Also known as Mada'in Salih, it was the southern city of the Nabataeans, who also built Petra, and holds more than 100 monumental tombs.
- Where
- AlUla, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.7917, 37.9528
Get the Hegra stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hegra. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madinah volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hegra
Jabal Al-Fil 12 km
Elephant Rock, a freestanding sandstone formation near AlUla in northwestern Saudi Arabia, rising 52 metres at its highest point. Rain, wind and sand have eroded it over millions of years into the shape of an elephant with a raised trunk.
Jabal Ikmah 13 km
An open air library in stone, a sandstone mountain in the AlUla area covered with ancient inscriptions and rock carvings. Most were left by the Dadanite and Lihyanite civilisations, and the texts include prayers, dedications and records of local life.
Al Naslaa Rock 78 km
A huge sandstone boulder about 50 km south of Tayma, split almost exactly down the middle into two blocks. Ancient engravings of horses and people decorate its faces, and the sharp cut is a puzzle to geologists.
Harrat Khaybar 280 km
A volcanic field of black lava flows and cinder cones north of Medina, covering roughly 12,000 square kilometres. Its most recent eruption was in the 7th century, and it surrounds the oasis town of Khaybar, famous for its old fortresses and date palms.
Mount Uhud 303 km
A reddish mountain north of Medina, 1,077 metres high and about 7.5 km long. The second battle between the early Muslims and the Quraysh was fought at its foot in 625, and a cemetery of the fallen lies below the slope.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn 304 km
A mosque in Medina about 5 km north west of the Prophet's Mosque, known as the Mosque of the Two Qiblas. Islamic tradition holds that the direction of prayer was changed here from Jerusalem to Mecca, and the mosque was rebuilt in the 1980s.
Seven Mosques 306 km
A group of small historic mosques on the slope of Mount Sala in Medina, near the site of the Battle of the Trench in 627. Though only six mosques stand today, the area keeps its older name and draws a steady flow of visitors.
Prophet's Mosque 307 km
The mosque in Medina that the Prophet Muhammad built, and the second largest mosque in Islam after the Masjid al-Haram. A green dome rises over his tomb, and the mosque has been enlarged many times since the 7th century.
Questions
Where is Hegra?
Hegra is in AlUla, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jabal Al-Fil (12 km), Jabal Ikmah (13 km), Al Naslaa Rock (78 km).
How do I get the Hegra stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hegra and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madinah volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hegra before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madinah volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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