Al Hajar, Saudi Arabia

Al Hajar (مركز الحجر) is a municipality and village in `Ula Governorate, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia.[1] It lies in the northeastern part of the governorate, 55 km from AlUla 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

Al-Hajar (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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.
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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[1] Al-Hajar (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[Madina-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.