Al Hajar, Saudi Arabia

Al Hajar (مركز الحجر) is a municipality and village in Al-'Ula, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia.^[1] It lies in the northeastern part of the governorate, 55 km from Al-'Ula on the road to Asfelti. The municipality covers an area of 2,435 square kilometres (940 sq mi), and had a population of 1,707 as of 2013.^[2][3]

The UNESCO site of the ruins of Mada'in Saleh is located within the Al Hajar municipality.

Notes and references

1. Al-Hajar (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. العلا.. عروس الجبال.. عاصمة الآثار.. مدينة الأربعين عينًا [Al-ʿUla .. Bride of the mountains .. The capital of monuments .. The city of forty Ain]. Al Madina. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
3. إمارة منطقة المدينة المنورة - محافظة العلا - المراكز من فئة أ [Emirate of Madinah Region - Al-Ola Governorate - Centers of category (A)]. Emirate of Al Madinah Al Munawwarah Region. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.

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