About AlUla
al-Ula, officially AlUla, is an ancient Arabian oasis city and governorate located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia, 350 kilometres northwest of the city of Medina. Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well as several pre-Islamic Semitic civilizations, al-Ula was a market city on the historic incense trade route that linked India and the Persian Gulf to the Levant and Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Essential Information
Currency
Saudi riyal (SAR)
Symbol: ر.س
Language
Arabic
Phone Code
+966
International dialing code for Saudi Arabia
Driving
Drive on the right
Standard for Saudi Arabia
Region
Asia
Western Asia
Safety in AlUla
Moderate Safety (Global Peace Index: 2.288)
About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)
Things to See in AlUla
4 landmarks and points of interest
Al-Ula
city in Saudi Arabia
Al-Ula Old Town
place in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Lion tombs of Dedan
The temple of Mahlab al-Naqa
Source: Wikidata
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