Al-Sanea Palace is distinguished by its large facade, the two shapes that form the five thresholds, and the inscriptions above the door. It represents a type of tomb and serves as a primary indicator of the Nabataean tomb style. Al-Khuraymat graves are considered part of al-Sanea Palace.
The group of tombs at al-Sanae Palace is located south of Hijr Site in AlUla Governorate, within al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province, west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consists of two rock masses: the western one contains a tomb known as "al-Sanea Palace," with an inscription dated to April in the seventeenth year of the reign of Aretas IV Philopatris, king of the Nabataeans. The eastern rock mass includes six tombs, which are simple in their carving and lack facades.
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