Today, Mada’in Saleh is an archeologically important site withmajestic ruinsthat are often compared with those of Petra.
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Qasr al-Farid means the lonely castle, so called because it stands completely isolated from the others.
But despite its fanciful name, Qasr al-Farid is only a tomb.
The heavily chiselled surface of the lower third documents how these tombs were fashioned from the top down.
Qasr al-Farid is just one of ninety-odd such monumental tombs carved here during the heyday of the Nabataeans.
Other tombs of Mada’in Saleh
Sources:Archaeology.com/Wikipedia
