Umm Senman Mountain - Hail Province

A place to explain oneself

The mountain is accredited by UNESCO and embraces many inscriptions, writings and drawings dating back to the Stone Age and the Thamudians I was greatly distressed by the lack of interest on the part of the Tourism and Antiquities Authority, as I came back and the doors were closed, except for one door open overlooking some inscriptions, and when I asked them to see the inscriptions that I came for, the employee said that she is not here in another place now is closed and opens tomorrow and refused to open the door It has these inscriptions

I am in awe! Clear mind at its highest levels There are you, O people of Jubbah, in your city, the city of glory and cunning

In the southern part of the Al-Nufud Al-Kabeer desert, 100 km northwest of the city of Hail, the Jubbah Center is located as one of the most important centers that contain desert archaeological sites. Stone and the most famous drawings and rock inscriptions in the Kingdom, and as soon as you enter the village, it shows you in different locations the stages of life of the person who lived in the stone ages, and the visitor can get acquainted with some of the ways and systems of daily life that were applied and lived by people in that era of time, and possesses Al-Jubbah contains a huge and dense amount of drawings and creative inscriptions that were drawn and engraved by man in different eras on the facades of the rocks of the mountains, which are distinguished by their artistic formations and various expressive themes surrounding this village, thus forming a historical art gallery that you rarely find in other historical sites. These inscriptions provide an identification of the techniques of stone tools that ancient man used to engrave his various and rich writings and inscriptions, the most prominent of which is what the visitor sees in Umm Sinman Mountain, which represents the early style of engraving and engraving, as in Ghouta Mountain, which dates back to the seventh millennium BC. Umm Sinman Mountain was named by this name in relation to its shape, as it is very similar to a two-humped camel, which is stable in the ground. The drawings and engravings of these two mountains are characterized by rich scenes of the daily life of humans and animals that inhabited this region, and their existence can be divided into two periods: The first dates back to the seventh millennium BC, and in it the complete human forms appear with slender arms and the protrusion of the stocky body at the fold of the thigh and the appearance of the forms of women with braided hair and those with ornate clothes and the emergence of animal forms such as camels, undomesticated horses, goats, and various groups of forms of sheep, cats and dogs that were used in hunting . While the second period dates back to the Thamudic era, and its most prominent drawings and rock inscriptions are the domestication of camels, where scenes of warriors appear on their backs with spears in their hands, ibex, leopards and ostriches appear, in addition to symbolic shapes and palm trees. These antiquities were of great importance to scientists and experts, which contributed to their flocking to the center and the archaeological sites and collecting a lot of information that enhances research and studies with more detailed information about human life in that era. It is noteworthy that the site of Jabal Umm Sinman was registered among the World Heritage Sites in (UNESCO) for the year 2015 AD.

In the southern part of the great Al-Nafud desert, 100 km northwest of the city of Hail, the Jubbah center is located as one of the most important centers that contain desert archaeological sites, and according to the tourist perspective, it is a tourist destination capable of drawing on the passion of heritage lovers, inscriptions and archaeologists, as it includes the oldest human sites dating back to the ages The stone and the most famous rock drawings and inscriptions in the Kingdom, and as soon as you enter the village it will show you in different locations the stages of life of the man who lived in the Stone Ages, and the visitor can get acquainted with some of the methods and systems of daily life that were applied and lived by people in that era of time, and possess The jubbah is an enormous and intense amount of creative drawings and engravings drawn and engraved by man in different eras on the facades of the mountain rocks, distinguished by their artistic formations and various expressive themes surrounding this village, thus forming a historical art exhibition rarely found in other historical sites. These inscriptions provide an introduction to the stone tools techniques used by the ancient man in engraving his various and rich drawings and inscriptions, the most prominent of which is what the visitor sees in Mount Umm Sinman, which represents the early pattern of engraving and engraving, as in Mount Ghouta, which dates back to the seventh millennium BC. Mount Umm Sinman was named this name due to its shape, as it closely resembles a two-humped camel which is stable on the ground. This mountain in the time of Jahiliyyah is considered one of the strongest and most impenetrable sites since the Arabs used to resort to it for safety and a refuge from fear. The drawings and engravings of these two mountains feature rich scenes of the daily life of humans and animals who settled in this area, and their existence can be divided into two periods: The first dates back to the seventh millennium B.C. with it showing the complete human forms with thin arms, the prominence of the compact body at the thigh fold, the appearance of the figures of women with hanging braided hair and the ornate clothes, the emergence of animal figures such as camels, non-domesticated horses, goats and various groups of sheep, cats and dogs that were used in hunting . While the second period dates back to the Thamudian era, and its most prominent rock drawings and engravings are the domestication of camels, where scenes of warriors appear on their backs with spears in their hands, harps, leopards and ostriches appear in addition to symbolic figures and palm trees. These effects were of great importance to scientists and experts, which contributed to their influx of archaeological centers and sites and the collection of many information that enhance research and studies with more detailed information about human life in that era. It is noteworthy that the site of Jabal Umm Sanman was registered as a World Heritage Site in (UNESCO) for the year 2015.