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JOUF
A Piece of History
Location
The western north of
Saudi Arabia
”Domat Al.Jandal
lake”
in Domat aljandal
city .
Population
400,000 persons
It occupies area of 76,000 km
The important cites of Al.Jouf
province are
Sakaka
Qurayat
Dawmat Al.Jandal
one of the richest regions of the Kingdom regarding
Historic monuments
The history of Al.Jouf province goes back more than
four thousand years.
The area is one of the most important grazing grounds
in the Kingdom. In addition to grazing, its inhabitants
are also working in agriculture wherein they grow
palm trees, fruits and vegetables.
AlJouf is deeply rooted
in history.
Archaeologists believe it is one of the first
places where humans settled in the Arabian
Peninsula.
Many of the archaeological evidences emphasize the fact
that several generations of human life have been
developed in this part of the world. It was home of many
generations of mankind in at least four periods in the
stone ages.
a group of five stone columns
standing in a large and
irregular circle
Some
historians
say it
may
belong to
a temple
or an old
palace.
It is called
“Al.Rajajil
”
Which
means
“men” in a
local
dialect, it
looks like
standing
men from
a distance,
Zaabal Castle
Insidious photos of the Castle
minaret of
Caliph
Omar ibn
Al.khattab
Omar bin
Alkhatab
old
Mosque
Marid
Castle
Marid Castle