Saudi Arabia - Syrian Hajj Road

Name Zone Easting Northing That Hajj Fort 37 R 224357.03 m E 3216541.21 m N Ain Siker Fort (Tabuk) 37 R 260579.04 m E 3142031.25 m N Al-Mua’azam Fort and Pool 37 R 353538.25 m E 3069088.94 m N Al-Buraika Fort and Pool 37 R 380137.51 m E 3023821.64 m N Islamic Fort in Al-Hijr 37 R 395667.84 m E 2965190.22 m N Traditional Town in Al-Ula 37 R 392023.67 m E 2945361.62 m N Zumurrud Fort and Pool 37 R 442000.49 m E 2895160.58 m N Assoura Fort 37 R 455819.15 m E 2878631.00 m N Hadiyyah Fort 37 R 473746.46 m E 2824875.41 m N Jadda’a Fort 37 R 481330.74 m E 2806979.88 m N Al-Hafeera Fort 37 R 536591.34 m E 2719677.65 m N The Road then links with the Egyptian Hajj Road after Medina It is the oldest Road used by Muslim pilgrim convoys after the Makkah /Madinah road, and it was known in the early Islamic period as Attabukiyah road. This route connects Damascus to Madinah, and its length is 1307 Kilometers, passing a number of camps and stations, the most important of which are That Al- Hajj, Tabuk, Al-Akhdhar, Al-Mu’azam, Al-Aqraa, Al-Hijr, and Al-Ula. The trail received the interest of Caliphs and Muslim rulers in various Islamic periods and eras, who conducted many of the reforms, construction and multiple changes, including the creation of pools, tanks, canals, forts, castles, mosques, bridges, markets and others. Spreads along the trail are numerous inscriptions and memorial Islamic writings.