Hegra
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Hegra (Arabic: ٱلْحِجْر, romanized: al-Ḥijr), also known as Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ (مَدَائِن صَالِح, lit. "Cities of Salih"), is an archaeological city within the al-Ula governate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Officially founded by King Aretas IV Philopatris in the early 1st century CE, it was the Nabataean Kingdom's second capital after Petra. The area is famous for its eroded rock formations, sandstone architecture, and carved inscriptions from the preceding Dadānite and Lihyanite kingdoms,[1] all of which contributed to its inclusion as the current monarchy's first World Heritage Site.[2]
In the 9th century, it was a region to the north of Al-Ula Valley, located about 20 kilometers north of AlUla Oasis,[2] and it was bordered by the Northern Wilds to the south.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
By the mid-1st century CE, the Nabataean Kingdom took control of the al-Ula region and established its regional authority at Hegra. The city's influence grew due to the Nabataeans' agricultural developments[4] coupled with trade through the Incense Road, which considered Hegra an essential stop.[2] As part of their funeral customs, a number of necropoli were carved onto the area's many sandstone outcrops,[5] examples of which include al-Banat Mountain and the Tomb of Hayyan ibn Kuza.[3]
In 106 CE, the kingdom entered a succession crisis following King Rabbel II Soter's death without royal issue. Rather than recognize any claimants to the throne, Emperor Trajan sent the Roman army to invade and militarily annex the territory, converting it into the Roman province of Arabia Petraea and moving the new capital to Bosra.[6] To further solidify Roman occupation, members from Cyrenaica's Legio III established a fort in Hegra, ostensibly for the protection and collection of charges along the Incense Road. Despite nomadic raids and threats from the Parthian Empire, Hegra remained under Roman influence for many centuries,[7] being later controlled by the Umayyad and later Abbasid Caliphates.
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Hegra on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: Hegra
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: Oasis Irrigation and Flora
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: The Path to Eternity
- ↑ Arabia Petraea on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: Roman Life in AlUla