According to above statements, we can say that Al-Hijr is what known today as Madain Saleh, which is a group of mountains, monuments and sculptures located in the area called Madain Saleh. It is mention in the Holy Qur’an and historical works in the name of “Al-Hijr”; it was the second capital of the State of the Nabataeans. It is about 22 kilometers from Al-Ula to the north. It is characterize with unique aesthetic and artistic facades sculptured in the rocks. The graves sculptured in the mountains consists of “Bint (Girl) Castle, Al-Fareed (Unique) Castle, Al-Khuraimat Mountains, Al-Naqa (She-Camel Well), Al-Ajouz (Old Woman) Diwan, Athleb Mountain, Al-Diwan, and Al-Sana’a Castle. It includes 131 graves in different models and designs in total. Al-Hijr of today also includes the Islamic Castle, which dates back to the Abbasid Era, Hejaz railway train station, Huwara Mountain, Al-Mezham and mountain outside the fence, new farms, and the residential plan. In the new Al-Hijr, there are health center, school for boys and girls, mobile and telephone services, electricity and paved roads. Most of its population lives currently in farms outside the fenced area. Such farms are famous for producing the best kinds of dates, citrus, fruits and vegetables in Saudi Arabia.

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