Which country contains the ancient Nabataean site of Hegra?

Saudi Arabia contains the ancient Nabataean site of Hegra.

Hegra, also called Mada’in صالح, lies in AlUla Governorate in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It was the southernmost major city of the Nabataean Kingdom and flourished as a caravan center linking Arabia with the Levant and the wider ancient trading world. Its landscape combines sandstone outcrops with monumental rock-cut tombs.

Many surviving tombs have decorated façades and inscriptions. The Qasr al-Farid, or “Lonely Castle,” is especially recognizable because it stands by itself in a sandstone outcrop. Hegra’s tombs and other remains reveal Nabataean architectural and funerary traditions outside the better-known city of Petra.

Hegra became Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. It is often confused with Petra because both were important Nabataean centers and both feature rock-cut architecture. Petra is in Jordan; Hegra is in Saudi Arabia, near the modern heritage destination of AlUla.