Al-Ma'abiyat Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.amana-md.gov.sa/Pages/Municipalities/MunicipalityOnRegions/Ola.aspx Al Qurh
  2. Timothy Power, The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate: AD 500-1000(Oxford University Press, 2012) p16.