Hegra

Ancient settlement in Saudi Arabia
Place archaeological_site Q27356
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Hegra

Summary

Hegra is an archaeological site[1]. Hegra ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hegra is located in Medina Province[3].
  • Hegra is in the country of Saudi Arabia[4].
  • Hegra's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Hegra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petra[6].
  • Hegra is part of Pre-Islamic Arabia[7].
  • Hegra's Commons category is recorded as Meda'in Saleh[8].
  • Hegra comprises Qasr al-Farid[9].
  • Hegra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.814166666667, 'lon': 37.9475}[10].
  • Hegra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.791667, 'lon': 37.952778}[11].
  • Hegra's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[12].
  • Hegra's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Hegra's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[14].
  • Hegra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مدائن صالح'}[15].
  • Hegra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1621.2'}[16].
  • Hegra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1659.34'}[17].
  • Hegra's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[18].
  • Hegra's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[19].

Body

Geography

Hegra is in the country of Saudi Arabia[4]. Hegra is located in Medina Province[3]. Hegra is part of Pre-Islamic Arabia[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1621.2'}[16] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1659.34'}[17].

Designation and Status

Hegra's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5]. Hegra's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[14].

Why It Matters

Hegra ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2] Hegra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Hegra is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Nomisma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Nomisma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image url → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'av', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', '
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    Gnd id → 4367221-8
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 10w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Hegra, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.png, Removing [[:c:File:Hegra,_Al-Ula,_Saudi_Arabia.png|Hegra,_Al-Ula,_Saudi_Arabia.png]], it has been deleted from Commons"
  3. 20w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/madain-saleh-skryte-poklady-saudskej-arabie/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spa"
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