Rajajil standing stones
The Rajajel Columns is an archaeological site of pillars carved from sandstone, thought to be 6,000 years old. It is located in the Al Jawf Region in Saudi Arabia.Photo: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Chalcolithic-period standing-stone site near Sakaka in Al Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia, dated to circa 4th millennium BC and sometimes called the Stonehenge of Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Al Rajajil”, “Al-Rajajil”, “Columns of Rajajil”, “Rajajeel”, “Rajajil”, “Rajajil Columns”, “Stonehenge of Saudi Arabia”, and “أعمدة الرجاجيل”
Rajajil standing stones
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.81287° or 29° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
40.21967° or 40° 13′ 11″ eastOpen location code
7HX2R679+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8049539470OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12179955
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In Other Languages
“Rajajil standing stones” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آثار الرجاجيل”
- Arabic: “أعمدة الرجاجيل”
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