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No. Date Events
1 4500 BC The approximate date that “Ad”, the people of the Prophet Hud (PBUH) lived in Al-Ula
2 4250 BC The beginning of mentioning Thamud people in the history (the people of Saleh, PBUH)
3 2500 BC The emergence of Makkah thousands of years before Ismail
4 2150 BC Approximate date of birth of Prophet Saleh (PBUH) in Madain Saleh
2080 BC Approximate date of death of Prophet Saleh (PBUH) either in Palestine or Makkah
6 1855 BC Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH ) built the Ka’ba in Makkah with his son Ismail, the grandfather of the Arab tribes
7 1600 BC The emergence of Yathreb (Madinah) at the hands of Arab Al-Amaleeq
8 1050 BC The emergence of Madian (city of Prophet Shu'aib, PBUH) and the period when Prophet Moses lived
9 300 BC Arab tribes started to evacuate from Yemen because of Al-Arm Floods. Some of them settled in Al-Ula, Madain Saleh and Al-Qura Valley
280 BC The King of Egypt Batlimus II sent an expedition to Red Sea coasts including Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
11 269 BC Batlimus sent an expedition to discover the Red Sea coasts including Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
12 200 BC Nabataean rule of Madain Saleh started and the end of Kingdom of Lehyan (Dedan) in Al-Ula
13 120 BC Destruction of Arm Dam in Yemen by Arm Floods and the evacuation of many Arab tribes to the north and east of Arab Peninsula
14 120 BC King of the Nabataeans Al-Harith II started minting coin.
Birth of Jesus (PBUH) in Bethlehem, Palestine
16 24 AD Passage of Greek Julus in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh to Yemen
17 50 AD Spread of Christianity and commercial Jewish influence
18 201 AD Arrival of Roman expeditions to Madain Saleh and Al-Ula and the end of Nabataean Kingdom
19 230 AD Settlement of Adnanian tribe of Qadaa in Al-Ula and Al-Qura Valley
400 AD Emergence of Al-Ghasasina State in the land of Iraq
21 544 AD Death of the famous Arab poet Emrou Al-Qais in Syria
22 622 AD Migration of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah
23 628 AD Arrival of the Companion Salman Al-Farsi to Al-Ula where he was sold by a Jew in his way to Madian
24 629 AD Arrival of delegations of different Arab tribes to pledge allegiance to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and to embrace Islam including a delegation from Beli tribe of Al-Qura Valley
24 629 AD The passage of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in Al-Ula on His way to fight the Romans in Tabuk. He conquered Al-Ula village and established Al-Ezam mosque, drinking of Tid’el water and calls for it thrice.
630 AD The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) sent Amr ibn Said ibn Al-Aas as an envoy to Beli and Beni Adrah to call them and teach them Islam. He appointed as emir of Al-Ula.
26 632 AD The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) appointed Companion Yazeed ibn Abi Sufian (may Allah be pleased with him) Prince of Al-Ula after the death of the Amr Ibn Said ibn Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him).
27 632 AD Death of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in Madinah
28 632 AD The passage of Muslim armies in Al-Ula to fight apostates in the era of Caliph Abu Bakr Al-Saddiq (may Allah be pleased with him
29 637 AD Exit of the Jews of Khaibar, Al-Ula, Tema and Palestinian areas in the era of Caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
30 640 AD The birth of the Muslim commander Musa ibn Nusair, Andalusia Conqueror in Al-Ula
31 644 AD The death of Caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) where the security and justice prevailed in his era and the borders of the State expanded to Persia. He was the first to appoint judges and emirs.
32 651 AD Jamil Buthaina Al-Adri, the famous Arab poet and the poet of Al-Qura Valley died in Egypt in the era of Abdul Aziz ibn Marwan
33 659 AD Omar ibn Al-Khattab sends Aba Habiba to Fedek and Al-Qura Valley to collect zakat (tax) of palms, sheep and camels
34 661 AD Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufian passes by Al-Ula and Al-Mabiat on the way to Damascus. It was full of orchards and farms, which he wondered.
35 661 AD Al-Ula subjects the rule of the Ommawiya Dynasty
36 682 AD Passage of Yazeed ibn Muawiya army by Al-Ula to fight Al-Zubair ibn Al-Awam in Makkah
37 682 AD Death of Companion Ruwefa Albalawi (may Allah be pleased with him) in Madinah
38 684 AD Passage of Muslim Narrator Jaafar ibn Ahmed Al-Soaj in Al-Ula on his way to Tayma
39 691 AD Passage of Companion Saeed ibn Al-Musayyib (may Allah be pleased with him) in Al-Ula
40 707 AD Death of Al-Zubair ibn Khubaith ibn Thabet ibn Abdullah ibn Zubair ibn Al-Awam in Al-Ula
41 712 AD Ruler of Caliph Waleed ibn Abdul Malik begins and the death the Companion Musa ibn Nusair in Al-Ula while he was on his way from Damascus to Makkah for pilgrimage. He buried in Al-Ula where he was born and brought up.
42 715 AD The emergence of a group of artists in the Al-Ula including Tuwais, Isa ibn Abdullah and Hakam Al-Wadi and Amr ibn Zadan
43 747 AD The town started to call by the name “Al-Ula”
44 747 AD Abu Hamza Al-Kharji leaves Madinah to fight Marwan ibn Muhammad, the last of Umayyad caliphs. The two armies met in Al-Ula.
45 760 AD Influence of the Ommawiya Dynasty in the Arabian Peninsula and Hejaz declined and the local government prevailed.
46 786 AD Al-Ula subjects to the rule of Abbasids and witnessed a political and economic stability.
47 951 AD Al-Hamdani passes in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh and described them
48 1114 AD The Abbasid Caliph Al-Moazam ordered the construction of the Al-Moazam Castle in Albrekah between Al-Ula and Tabuk to provide drinking water for pilgrims and passing mail couriers. He passed in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh on his a way Makkah for pilgrimage and ordered the construction of fortresses on the same road.
49 1165 AD Beni Abu Qatada rule Al-Ula for a short period
50 1201 AD Al-Ula subject to the rule of Hashemia Mosawys for a short period
51 1228 AD Yaqout Al-Hamoui passes in Al-Ula
52 1250 AD Armies of the Mamelukes passed in Al-Ula
53 1299 AD Al-Ula subjects totally to the rule of the Ottoman Empire
54 1300 G Al-Mabiat town was ruined and its residents evacuated to Al-Ula and the beginning of the establishment of old town (Deera) in its present location
55 1322 G Ibn Fadl Allah described Al-Ula while he was on his way from Tabuk to Madinah
56 1326 G Ibn Battoutah passes in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
57 1336 G Khalid ibn Isa Al-Balawi described the distance between Al-Ula and Tabuk as six
days of fatigue, fear of bandits and loss because of thirsty.
58 1377 G Al-Hassan Omar ibn Habib ibn Al-Damashqi Al-Halabi Al-Shafie described Al-Ula and Madain Saleh in its poem “Daleel Almojtaz Beard Al-Hejaz” (Guide of Al-Hejaz Land Passersby)
59 1378 G Honorable Alia bint Al-Hussein (wife of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Yasra, Al-Sira Clan Leader in Al-Ula) bought real estate and homes of the Bani Sahkr tribe in old town to the east of Musa bin Nusair Castle mountain, demolished them and built Rock Mosque known in this name until now.
60 1467 G Passage of the Ottoman Sultan Qaitbay Gerke in Al-Ula heading to Makkah for pilgrimage
61 1497 G The end of Mamelukes rule and start the ruling of the Ottoman Empire over Islamic world
62 1516 Al-Ula was subject to Ottoman sovereignty and returned to the authority of the State rather than the local clan rule
63 1516 The daughter of the Ottoman Sultan Sulaiman Al-Qanouni passed in Al-Ula heading to Makkah for pilgrimage. He exposed into hardships and inconveniences on his way to Makkah. The idea started to construct railway for the transport of pilgrims to Makkah.
64 1546 Mohammed ibn Ali ibn Toulon Al-Damashqi, the author of the book “Al-Barq Al-Sami fe Tedad Manazel Al-Hij Al-Shami” described Al-Ula and Madain Saleh.
65 1553 Abdul Kader Al-Jaxeeri Al-Nasari passed in and described Al-Ula
66 1636 Damascus ruler Isa Pasha increased taxes on the people of Al-Ula, 40 dirham per palm tree per annum
67 1636 Turkish Hajji Khalifa described Al-Ula in his journey to Makkah
68 1640 Bani Sahkr Tribe started to evacuate from Al-Ula and Madain Saleh to Jordan because of their battles with Enaza Tribe
69 1659 Mohammed Kabrit Al-Madani described Al-Ula in his journey
70 1669 Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Khaiari passed in Al-Ula on the way from Madinah to Damascus
71 1694 Sheikh Abdul Ghani Al-Nabulsi passed in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh and described them
72 1803 First Saudi State emerged in Najd
73 1876 The rule of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II begins, he established Hejaz Railway
74 1876 British traveler Charles Dawte visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh with the convoys of pilgrims and returned in 1910 after being expelled from Al-Ula for the first time
75 1881 Al-Ula between Al-Ashraf and Al-Rashid in Hail rule while it was under the Ottoman mandate when chaos, banditry and insecurity spread widely
76 1881 French Traveler Charles Hopes visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
77 1883 German traveler Julius Oiting and Charles Hopper visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh during the rule of Al-Rashid
78 1891 A farmer in Al-Ula killed the son of Rashid, the ruler of Al-Ula
79 1891 People of Al-Ula built Asaba’ah Fence to face ibn Rashid’s attack
80 1892 Emergence of Ein Manshia
81 1894 Emergence of Ein Al-Mansoura
82 1895 Emergence of Ein Al-Hamidiyeh
83 1896 Emergence of Ein Al-Yusar and Al-Mubarak
84 1897 Emergence of Ein Al-Hazm
85 1899 Emergence of Ein Al-Baraka
86 1900 Survey and construction works of Hejaz Railway started
87 1901 King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud conquered Riyadh and dismissed Rashid
88 1901 Al-Ula was subject to Rashid in Hail and Al-Ashraf in Makkah where chaos and the rule of the clan and tribe prevailed
89 1903 Writer and author Mohammed Adib passed in Al-Ula and described it
90 1905 Sheriff Ali became emir of Hejaz for three (3) years
91 1908 The two train stations of Al-Ula and Madain Saleh officially opened, an official ceremony held wherein tribe’s chieftains are invited to attend. It held in Al-Ula Station in Manchia in the presence of the Ottoman commissioner.
92 1909 The death of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and the Hejaz Railway project faltered due to disturbances
93 1909 The two French discoverers Jaussen and Savignak visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh, impersonating Hejaz Railway train station engineers. They discovered in Al-Ula and expelled.
94 1910 The two French discoverers Jaussen and Savignak visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh once again.
95 1914 Beginning of the First World War
96 1915 Al-Ula in chaotic political situation because of the Ottoman weakness and the domination of the local clan and tribal rule
97 1916 Beginning of the Arab Revolution in Jordan and the destruction of Hejaz Railway at the hands of Lawrence, a British man
98 1916 Sheriff of Makkah Sheriff Ali, siege Al-Ula militarily, economically and finally occupied it
99 1918 Al-Ashraf dominated Al-Ula and appointed Sheriff Hamid as commander of Al-Ula
100 1908 1918 The Hejaz Railway put into service and Al-Ula, Madain Saleh and Madinah flourished during that period
101 1919 Ismail Al-Qazzaz appointed as commander of Al-Ula under Al-Ashraf authority in Makkah
102 1921 The emergence of new spring water such as Al-Bahariya, Khamissiyah, Arezikea, Salehia, Al-Zahra and Salmiya
103 1924 Al-Ula was subject to the Saudi regime and the arrival of Ibn Saud’s delegation that camped outside Al-Ula (Raas Al-Koum, adjacent to Arac Hotel now) and invited Al-Ula sheikhs to pledge allegiance for Al-Saud and for the traveling of Ismail Al-Qazzaz to Makkah to meet King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
104 1925 Abdul Rahman ibn Nasser appointed as the first Prince by King Abdul Aziz over Al-Ula. Before he appointed, the so-called “Akhwan” sent by King Abdul Aziz to the people of Al-Ula and neighboring tribes, ran matters
105 1926 Finance Department in Al-Ula established under the name of Ashouna or Customs
106 1929 Saleh ibn Abdul Wahed appointed as governor of A-Ula. He is from Deera people.
107 1930 The opening of regular school in Al-Ula, which is now “Abdul Rahman ibn Auf Primary School”
108 1931 Fahad ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Wahed appointed as governor of Al-Ula
109 1932 Saleh AL-Nashmi appointed as governor of Al-Ula
110 1935 Saleh Al-Dakheel appointed as governor of Al-Ula
111 1936 Mohammed ibn Sultan appointed as governor of Al-Ula who is a native of Haremla Village. He hosted Sheikh Ali Al-Tantawi during passage in Al-Ula heading to Makkah from Damascus.
112 1937 Mohammed ibn Hideyan appointed as governor of Al-Ula
113 1941 Saad Asedeiry appointed as governor of Al-Ula
114 1942 Saad ibn Turki Asedeiry appointed as governor of Al-Ula
115 1944 The first municipal council established which called the customary council to oversee the distribution of water and maintenance of springs. Sheikh Abdul Rahman ibn Noah elected chairperson of the municipal council.
116 1946 Ahmed ibn Abdul Mohsen Asedeiry appointed as governor of Al-Ula
117 1947 Sheikh Saleh ibn Mohammed Al-Hajjaj, one of the major merchants in Al-Ula at his expense started the digging of well in old town to provide water for the people free of charge
118 1948 The first batch of students in Al-Ula regular school traveled to Madinah and Al-Jawf to have the sixth grade exams in obtaining primary school certificate.
119 1950 The most famous spring water in Al-Ula, Al-Moalaq, run dry
120 1951 Sixth Grade of Al-Ula Primary School opened, its name changed to Abdul Rahman ibn Auf Primary School
121 1953 Al-Far’ School opened in Al-Manshia, now King Fahad Primary School
122 1953 The first Ministry of Water and Agriculture established in Al-Ula and Omar Hashem appointed as manager of the branch called Agricultural unit. Its establishment put an end to the Agricultural Customary Council or Municipal Council.
123 1954 Judge of Al-Ula Sheikh Hamed Abu Aty, issue added in the main of the State Holdings for Sokhirat Land (modern Al-Ula) and presented it to the Ministry of Interior, the responsible at the time for the distribution of land to citizens in preparation for the planning and distribution to people.
124 1956 The first night literacy school opened in Al-Ula
125 1956 Secondary school opened in Al-Ula. Preparatory Schools were not known at that time
126 1958 King Saud ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud visited Al-Ula by plane, which landed near Moghira and introduction of the first loudspeaker in Al-Ula
127 1958 The opening of Madinah - Tayma - Tabuk paved road and exit of Al-Ula and Madain Saleh from Shami pilgrimage road, thus losing their importance as a transit station for pilgrims and travelers and customs.
128 1959 Scholar Hamad Al-Jasser visited Al-Ula
129 1962 Missionary American Orientalist visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh. American Traveler Reed and the Canadian Traveler Lynette visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh.
130 1961 The first elementary school for girls was opened in Al-Ula, now there are more than 75 schools for girls in Al-Ula Governorate
131 1963 The Institute of Teachers and Girls Education Representation Office opened in Al-Ula
132 1963 German Professor Ruth Estil and Scientist Albert Jammeh visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
133 1966 Dr. Tayeb Abdul-Rahman Al-Ansari, Professor of Monuments at King Saud University and member of the Shura Council discussed his doctorate at the University of Leeds, France. The subject of thesis was “Lehyan inscriptions in Al-Ula”.
134 1968 Mission of Monuments Institute from London University visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh. The British sociologist Ruth Still visited Akmah monuments.
135 1969 Multipurpose Cooperative Society established in Al-Ula
136 1970 Alwaleed ibn Abdul Malik Secondary School opened in Al-Ula. It was the first secondary school in Al-Ula.
137 1970 A mission from The Canadian University of Toronto and the American Kentucky University led by the Canadian Scientist Alfred Benest and American Scientist William, visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh and published their research entitled “Old Inscriptions in North Arabian Peninsula”.
138 1972 Monuments protection Act was issued pursuant to the Royal Decree No. 26
139 1973 A Fatwa issued by Supreme Ulama Commission that residence or agriculture in Al-Hijr is not permissible, with some scholars’ reservations on certain clauses fatwa statement. The people transferred outside northern boundaries of old relics’ area in the current agricultural area. They compensated financially and given plots of lands. The monumental area was fully fenced.
140 1975 Electricity started to use in Al-Ula
141 1977 Al-Ula – Madinah paved road was opened and Prince Abdul Mohsen ibn Abdul Aziz visited Al-Ula to open the road and establish Electricity Company in Al-Ula
142 1977 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Merdad passes in Al-Ula and Madain Saleh from Jordan where he registered his observations and wrote a book about this topic
143 1979 A delegation from the French Institute of Geography visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
144 1979 Al-Ula Club merged into Asaba’ah Club to form one club. Om Al-Qura Valley club established the first official sporting club in Al-Ula, which is now Al-Ula Sporting Club.
145 1981 Al-Ula Education Directorate opened
146 1981 Tid’el water spring dried
147 1982 A delegation from Spanish University visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh describing the old town that is somewhat similar to the Andalusian Toledo.
148 1984 The Saudi Arabian Monuments Agency conducted excavations and drills in Al-Mabiat area
149 1985 Drought of Sadr spring water, the last remaining spring water during this period
150 1986 King Fahad ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh and orders to connect the area with asphalt roads
151 1986 Sheikh Abdullah Anoweisser appointed as acting Prince of Al-Ula after the death of Ahmed ibn Abdul Mohsen Asedeiry
152 1986 Basher ibn Omar Sabah became acting Prince of Al-Ula
153 1986 Mohammed ibn Said Al-Mohammedy appointed as acting prince of Al-Ula
154 1986 His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Majid ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh for the first time
155 1991 Al-Ula marked as “class A” governorate
156 1993 Maintenance and restorations of Al-Ula and Madain Saleh monuments started
157 1994 Ahmad ibn Abdullah Asedeiry appointed as governor of Al-Ula
158 1995 Prime Minister of Iran Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh
159 1999 Delegation from Saudi Shura Council chaired by His Excellency. The President of the Council Sheikh Mohammad ibn Jubair and Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Ansari visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh.
160 2001 His Royal Highness Prince Megrin ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh and opened the popular village in old town as well as the heritage and food exhibition accompanied the occasion
161 2003 Chairman of the Higher Authority for Tourism His Royal Highness Prince Sultan ibn Salman ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, visited Al-Ula and Madain Saleh for the second time and ordered to restore and rebuild the historical Rock Mosque at the expense of the Heritage Foundation.
162 2005 Members of the Municipal Council in Al-Ula elected for the first local elections in Saudi Arabia


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Madain Saleh (Al-Hijr) dates back to the Nabataeans Civilization considered as one of the very important archaeological site in Saudi Arabia that is called “The Capital of the Monuments” as it contains huge amount of diverse and multifaceted monuments.
Al-Ula is located in the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the line of 37, 55, 58 longitude and 26, 29, 36 latitude. It is 290 km. from Madinah to the south of Al Ula - Shajwa road. There is another 370 km. road linking Al-Ula to Madinah i.e. Madinah.
 
 
 
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