3 legends, 1 gem & mineral ground on the free Club 49 adventure map
What the map holds here
At-Turaif, DiriyahLegend Mud brick, built up in the Najdi style on hills above the Wadi Hanifa, and for ninety years the capital of a state. Mani’ Al-Muraydi founded Diriyah in 1446, Muhammad ibn Saud made his alliance with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab... Open it on the map · Read the story
HegraLegend The Nabataeans cut Petra out of rock in Jordan, and then they did it again 500 km southeast in what is now Saudi Arabia. Hegra was the kingdom’s second city and southern capital, built up in the first century AD particularly... Open it on the map · Read the story
Mahd adh Dhahab, the Cradle of GoldGem & mineral ground Gold has been mined at Mahd adh Dhahab in Saudi Arabia for three thousand years, with ancient workings, grinding stones and slag heaps on site, and it has long been proposed as a candidate for the biblical mines of King Solomon... Open it on the map
The rock art at JubbahLegend An oasis in the Nefud with sandstone outcrops covered in carvings, on the old caravan road between Najd and the eastern Mediterranean. Jebel Umm Sinman carries the UNESCO listing and the images are the argument: men in headgear,... Open it on the map · Read the story
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Each entry links to the record it came from. Access rules, permits and land status vary by country and are noted where the source states them, check locally before you go.
