The ancient site known as “Al-Faw”, is located about 700 km southwest of Riyadh and about 150 km southeast of Al-Khamasin in Wadi Ad-Dawasir. To the northeast of Al-Faw is the Arabian Desert known as the Empty Quarter. (Rub Al-Khali) This site is situated at the crossing point of Wadi Ad-Dawasir and the chain of Tuwaiq Mountains in a depression beside the mountain. It also lies on the ancient Najran-Gerrha trade route. Al-Faw is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Arabian Peninsula and is of international importance. It is an excellent example of urban settlement of pre-Islamic era where housing, streets, markets, temples, tombs and graves, irrigation and canal system, and agricultural systems are all very well preserved.
An excellent report with many outstanding photographs from this site was given at the Second Annual Conference on Nabataeans by Dr. Abdul Rahman al-Ansary and Dr. Asem Barghouti.
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