The AlUla valley, where Dadan stood, had water in abundance—both ground water and surface flows of seasonal rains off the surrounding mountains, collected and stored for use during dry months.

Elsewhere, AlUla’s old town is currently undergoing an extensive ... pavilions and villas carved into the sandstone mountains. Meanwhile, Asif Kahn – behind the Museum of the Incense Road – and Lina ...

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with sanctuaries located in mountains near the city and on the summit of Mount Umm Daraj across the valley. Bust of an ex-voto, excavated in Umm Daraj sanctuary, AlUla. Photograph courtesy of ...

The carvings offer a window into AlUla’s past, but its present is a story still unfolding. Here, nature and heritage converge, with open-air museums emerging amidst the desert’s timeless expanse — ...

The theme for Desert X AlUla 2024 – on until 23 March, the latest land art exhibition from the California-founded Desert X organisation – is making the invisible visible, with the title ‘In the ...

The 2025 season has brought a series of firsts for reigning Cross-Country Mountain Bike world champion Alan Hatherly after ...

The inaugural AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies commenced here on Sunday, bringing together finance ministers, central bank governors, policymakers and economic experts from around ...