List of Five Archaeological Sites in Tabuk Province

Tabuk Province is located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The numerous antiquities discovered there indicate it was home to successive nations such as Thamud, Arameans, Nabataeans, and many Arab tribes. Among its archaeological sites are:

It is one of the castles on the Levant Hajj Route connecting the Levant with al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. Built during the Abbasid era, it consists of two floors. The first floor includes an open courtyard, a group of rooms, a mosque, and a well. The second floor contains an open mosque, rooms, and a staircase ending with towers used for guarding and surveillance. It was renovated in 2013 to become Tabuk Castle Museum, displaying many archaeological and heritage artifacts.

It is one of the longest historical walls in the Arabian Peninsula and the most fortified. Its length exceeds ten km, and its height in some of the remaining parts is about ten m. Its width varies between one and two m. The wall was built in some parts with stones and with mud bricks and clay in other parts. The period of its construction dates back to the sixth century BCE.

Hisma Desert is located in the northwestern part of Tabuk Province. It was a station on the ancient trade route to and from the Arabian Peninsula, and caravans passed through it throughout successive human civilizations. This explains the variety and abundance of archaeological inscriptions on the rocks of its towering mountains, including some inscriptions later known in the Hasmaic dialect, which is considered the first Arabic script where the letters are connected.

Located in Tayma Governorate, it is a well dating back to the sixth century BCE. Over many years, the well experienced several events during which it became obliterated, but its features remained until it was re-excavated approximately four hundred years ago.

It is a site in Tayma Governorate with an area exceeding three km², containing a large group of architectural landmarks built of stone, palaces, and residential buildings, agricultural installations such as wells and irrigation canals, and several facilities. It includes tombs from the Aramean period. This area was fortified with inner and outer walls topped by watchtowers on the southern and western sides.