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Old Town Al-Ula (Al-Deerah): Saudi Arabia's Abandoned Mudbrick Labyrinth

900 mudbrick houses abandoned in the 1980s — built on 3,000 years of forgotten kingdoms. Now Saudi Arabia is spending billions to rebuild what it emptied.

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Old Town Al-Ula (Al-Deerah): Saudi Arabia's Abandoned Mudbrick Labyrinth

Saudi Arabia

Abandoned mudbrick cities and ancient trade routes buried under sand. Saudi Arabia's dark past is far older than the kingdom itself.
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