Ramm Valley
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Ramm Valley,[1] presently known as Wadi AlFann (وادي الفن: "Valley of Art"),[2] is a 65-square-kilometer region[3] of desert in Saudi Arabia marked by sandstone canyons and eroded outcrops that serve as an open-air contemporary art exhibit.[1] In the 9th century, it was part of the Abbasid Caliphate located north of al-Ula Valley, bordered by the Northern Wilds to the north and separated from the AlUla Oasis by a small strip of territory belonging to the Southern Wilds.
History[edit | edit source]
In the 860s, the corrupt merchant Nimlot led a gang of robbers that terrorized the valley.[4] Holding a grudge against the Alamut Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq[5] for having publicly murdered his father Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob in the main caravanserai outside Baghdad,[6] Nimlot ordered his men to kidnap Basim's father Ishaq ibn Khalid and take him to the valley. Basim travelled there in search of Ishaq and arrived in time to prevent a robber ambush on a new trader caravan. Following their fleeing tracks, he arrived at the Robbers' Water Supply, where he found both a map to the Robbers' North Outpost and a note mentioning that his father had been moved there. In this hidden den, Basim located an imprisoned renegade robber who offered information in exchange for his freedom. The man revealed Nimlot's plot and location, further explaining that Basim would need to signal with a specific whistle tune in order to enter the Roman Fort Ruins. Basim picked up a bone whistle from a nearby table and set the man free before heading to the outpost.[4]
While traversing the valley, Basim also met with an artist drawing on the sand. The artist requested that Basim look at the art piece from up high so that he could be certain it was as grand as he imagined. A leap of leopards suddenly attacked them, though Basim managed to eliminate them before they could kill the artist, leaving him with a piece of advice to bring a companion next time to avoid such issues.[7]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: Ramm Valley
- ↑ Experience AlUla (2024). استكشف العلا | استكشاف الأماكن | وادي الفن [Wadi AlFann | Places to Go | Experience AlUla] (in Arabic). Royal Commission for AlUla. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved on 21 May 2026.
- ↑ The Living Museum (2024). Wadi AlFann. Royal Commission for AlUla. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved on 21 May 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Tracks in the Desert
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – In the Vulture's Nest
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – First Order
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – The Sand Artist