Many millennia ago, the emergence of a popular trade route across Arabia gave birth to great, powerful, sprawling kingdoms across the land.

In the oases of AlUla, Tayma, and Khaybar, great civilisations flourished for thousands and thousands of years along this caravan route, encountering diverse travellers and explorers from across the ancient world—and shaping the courses of history.

As AlUla, Tayma, and Khaybar celebrate their second-annual Ancient Kingdoms Festival, you’re invited to immerse yourself in the stories, legends, and legacies of these once-great civilisations

At the Crossroads of Civilisations

Between the second and first millennia BCE, the resin from a small tree in southern Arabia attracted the interest of the world—and led to the emergence of great kingdoms across Arabia.

How a Scent Captured the World

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Ancient Expats in the Kingdom of Dadan

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Nabonidus and the Oasis of Tayma

The Last King of Babylon

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AlUla, Tayma, and Khaybar emerged as major stops along the Incense Road for one very important reason: they were home to lush, verdant oases in the midst of the desert.