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Hegra: what to expect and how to visit
Hegra holds more than 110 Nabataean rock-cut tombs in AlUla and is entered only on a capped guided tour. Here is how a visit works.
Heritage and history
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Heritage and history
The sites, and what actually happened at them.
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Dadan: what to expect and how to visit
Dadan was the capital of the Dadanite and Lihyanite kingdoms, and its tombs are cut almost 50 metres up an AlUla cliff face.
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Jabal Ikmah: what to expect and how to visit
Jabal Ikmah is a canyon near AlUla carrying more than 300 ancient inscriptions. There is no ticket and the path is short and level.
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At-Turaif: what to expect and how to visit
At-Turaif is the mud-brick capital of the first Saudi state at Diriyah, a World Heritage Site since 2010, about 20 minutes from Riyadh.
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The National Museum: what to expect and how to visit
Riyadh's National Museum runs from prehistory to the modern state in one sequence of halls, and there is no ticket for entry.
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Masmak Fort: what to expect and how to visit
Masmak is the clay fort in central Riyadh where the 1902 capture of the city began; here is what is inside and how to fit it in.
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Al-Balad: what to expect and how to visit
Al-Balad is Jeddah's coral-stone merchant quarter, a World Heritage Site since 2014 and still half under restoration.