Al-Ma'abiyat | |
Native Name: | المعبيات |
Etymology: | the Maple |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates: | 26.6167°N 92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Madinah |
Al Ma'abiyat is a large archeological site in Wadi al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia.
The name المعبيات means the Maple and it has been tentatively identified as the ruins of Qurh,[1] a wealthy city of late antiquity.
The ruins field covers 64 hectares in area and there is evidence at the site of irrigation, mining and ceramic production.[2]