al-Ukhaydir
Al-Ukhaydir, also known as Haydar or Aqabat, is a site in the Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia, located southeast of Tabuk. During early Ottoman rule, a fort, Qal'at al-Akhdar, was built at the site, part of the larger network of fortifications along the Hajj caravan route to Medina and Mecca.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: site in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Akhdar”, “Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province”, “Aqabat”, “Fort of Al-Ukhaydir”, and “Haydar”
al-Ukhaydir
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
28.09126° or 28° 5′ 29″ north
Longitude
37.1267° or 37° 7′ 36″ east
Open location code
7GWV34RG+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“al-Ukhaydir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الأخضر”
- Arabic: “الأخيضر”
- Arabic: “حيدر”
- Arabic: “عقبات”
- Spanish: “Al-Ukhaydir”
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