Nabataen Mountains in Al Badda |Mugha'ir Shu'ayb скачать в хорошем качестве

Nabataen Mountains in Al Badda |Mugha'ir Shu'ayb

mughair shuayb al malha al malqata al sauaidani well al bad geographic location it reflects the religious,social and economic nature of life in the region during BC and the early Islamic period Al-Bad' is known for its strategic location overlooking the Red Sea. During Islamic times, it was used as key stop on the Egyptian Haji Route, linking Egypt to holy sites. Mugha'ir Shu'ayb is located to the south of the site and is among the earliest evidence of habitation in al-Bad'. Its history dates back to the Nabataean era. It consists of caves carved into the rock faces, containing tombs and graves carved from sandstone. Unlike the Nabataean's construction style, these caves are simply built in square shapes with a single entrance. A few of the caves' facades are decorated with terraces and shapes consisting of one or two rows, horizontally engraved at the top of the facade. Most of these facades are decorated with a horizontal protruding step, while the entrance to the cave is sometimes decorated with two pillars topped with two Nabataean crowns. To the east of Mugha'ir Shu'ayb lies a residential area that was inhabited at the time of the construction of the caves. Today, it consists of archaeological hills known as al-Malha and contains Nabataean ruins, such as shards of pottery, the remains of the building foundation, and intricately designed walls built of limestone. The site also contains a Nabataean well engraved in stone, known as al-Sauaidani Well and referred to as the Well of Moses in Islamic sources. Today, the majority of the well is destroyed and sits near the remains of ponds and other water channels.