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Archaeological & historic sites in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 15 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Saudia Flight 163. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 15
- Oldest
- Murqib Al-Hussain 1900
- Little known
- 7 of 15
- Most from
- 20th century
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5.Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient settlement in Saudi Arabia
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12.Dhat al-Hajj
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia
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13.Columns of Rajajil
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Chalcolithic-period standing-stone site near Sakaka in Al Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia, dated to circa 4th millennium BC and sometimes called the Stonehenge of…
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Saudi Arabia?
15 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Saudi Arabia with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Saudi Arabia?
Saudia Flight 163, 20th century. Aviation accident.
Which is the oldest?
Murqib Al-Hussain, dated to 1900. 3 of these 15 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.