Riyadh Province
Area of Natural Beauty

Faisal's Finger - Amazing Natural Landmark

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Description

Accessible directly from the Jeddah Highway, Faisa’sl Finger is located to the west of Riyadh and is also known as Qadmat Al Saqtah. It is part of the Tuwaiq Escarpment that is home to the popular tourist destination the Edge of the world. This 70 meters high natural sandstone pillar, extending 200 meters above the plains of the Jibal Tuwaiq, is often overshadowed by its neighboring attraction, but is slowly becoming more popular among explorers and tourists. 

The Landscape and Attractions

It would take you around 30 minutes of off-roading to get to the base of Faisal’s Finger. Make sure that you take a 4 wheel drive because the dirt roads can be quite challenging to drive on, and the last thing you want is for your car to break down in the middle of the hot desert. 

Once you get to your destination you have two options, you can either drive around the base of the site and enjoy the view of the towering cliff from down there or you can hike up and enjoy the panoramic view of the desert from the top of the sandstone tower. The hike isn't too long, however, as you get closer to the top, the path starts becoming more rocky and brittle, so you need to make sure that you are wearing your best hiking shoes and take extreme caution as it can be very dangerous due to the large drops.

Faisal’s Finger is a wonderful place for long walks, mountain biking, and watching the sunset from the top of the cliff. Plus you also get the chance to swing by other nearby attractions like the Edge of the world and Khashm Zubaydah. 

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Area of Natural Beauty
Landmark
Mountain

Location

FAISAL FINGER Saudi Arabia

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Aziz -

Aziz -

07/25/2020 22:42

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The site of Edge of the World on the north west of Riyadh has become a ​popular destination among Riyadh residents thanks to its green wadi and impressive cliffs located on the Tuwaiq escarpment ​which is one of the most prominent natural features of Saudi Arabia as it spreads over 1 000 kilometers from the province of Najran on the south up to Qassim in the north. But if you take ​a more southern access to the top of the cliff you will find a similar place that is less known although it is closer to the city and it hosts some unique features such as the natural spur called Khashm Zubaydah and the nearby natural pillar called Faisal's finger. Those places are in fact accessible directly from the Jeddah Highway, west of Riyadh​, as ​just a couple of kilometers passed the checkpoint on the way to Makkah is an off-road access on the right side of the highway ​leading to a track that runs all along the Tuwaiq cliffs towards the north. ​While driving on the track will appear a first type of feature that is not ​found in Edge of the World but ​in the surroundings of Khashm Zubaydah which is some stone structures that lay on the side of the track. Those manmade circular-shape structures are probably tombs that date ​from the Bronze Age (3rd millennium BCE) ​similar to the ones that are found in ​great numbers 100 kilometers on the southeast in Al-Kharj. But the ones that were built ​close to Khashm Zubaydah present a collection of very rare types of stone structures. Indeed if some of them have the common half a meter high circular shape with the burial chamber in the center, one structure only ​presents the circle but not the burial chamber, another one is tower-shaped (which is a feature more common to Oman), and a third one was inserted in a more complex a larger structure whose function is unclear.
Ahmed Aijaz ali

Ahmed Aijaz ali

07/23/2020 17:10

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It's a nice place to spend some free time there market is also good
HowCoolRolls

HowCoolRolls

03/15/2020 19:12

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Not the most adventurous off road trail but the cliff edge and photos were fun.
Saud Alsadhan

Saud Alsadhan

01/18/2020 12:38

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Though I’m not sure about the name "faisal finger”, it’s a wonderful area for long walks, mountain biking, or just watching the sunset! In Arabic it’s called ضلع الحامض Mount Hamidh Which means sour.
Jho Ly (Ms. J)

Jho Ly (Ms. J)

09/25/2019 08:47

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Nothing much attraction but it's a good place for camping
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