Activities & Attractions in Tabuk

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Umluj

Umluj – Tabuk Province

Many descriptions of Umluj in the internet are embellishments, if not downright inaccurate. The administrative district of Umluj, with a population of approx. 70,000, is ...
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Red Sands Tabuk Province

Red Sands – Tabuk Province

North and south of the 394 Motorway from Bir Ibn Hirmas to Haql on the Gulf of Aqaba, you will find striking sandstone formations surrounded ...
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Mount Sinai Tabuk

Mountain Region of Jabal Lawz and Mount Sinai in the Tabuk Province

This region is a worthwhile destination for nature lovers alike and those interested in religious history and traditions. Its geographical highlights, the so-called Almond Mountain ...
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Bir Ibn Hirmas

Bir Ibn Hirmas – Tabuk Province

This small town close to the Jordanian border lies directly at the intersection of the north-south Highway 15 and the Motorway 394, which branches off ...
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Wadi Disah Tabuk Province

Wadi Disah in Tabuk Province

One might be inclined to begin the description of Wadi Al Disah by saying ‘that the wadi is one of the seasonal watercourses in the ...
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Hamlet Bajdah Tabuk

The Bajdah Game Reserve in Tabuk Province

There are two things that make ‘Bajdah’ special. First, I should mention that it is not only the name of the hamlet mentioned above, but ...
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Hisma Desert Tabuk

The Hisma Desert in Tabuk Province

It is a landscape straight out of a picture book. Nevertheless, it is extremely difficult to find pictorial words to answer this simple initial question, ...
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Tayma Fort

Market Al Najm, Date Palm Oasis & Governor’s Palace in Tayma

After your visit of  the Haddaj Well in Tayma, you will probably want to walk to the nearby Qasr ibn Rumman estate, the former Governor’s ...
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Haddaj Well Tayma

The Haddaj Well – Bir Haddaj – a Highlight in Tayma

From the temple complex of Salm, it is a 10-minute drive to the old town, which consists of a thriving collection of palm farms, a ...
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Arradam Palace Tayma

Tayma’s Wall, Arradam Palace & Tayma Museum

On the way back from the temple ruins of Salma, you may want to take a look at the ruins of Arradam Palace in Tayma. ...
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