Al-Ma'abiyat
Al-Ma'abiyat
المعبيات | |
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| Etymology: the Maple | |
  Al-Ma'abiyat | |
| Coordinates: 26°37′N 37°55′E / 26.617°N 37.917°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Region | 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]
References
[edit]- ^ Al Qurh Archived 2019-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Timothy Power, The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate: AD 500-1000(Oxford University Press, 2012) p16.