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According to archaeologists' discoveries, the monuments belonging to the Shuwaymis Administration can be considered one of the largest open natural history museums in the world, as the area exceeds 50 square kilometers, and besides the importance of history and the monuments they contain, they include inscriptions and archaeological sculptures carved on solid rocks and include these inscriptions drawings For human and animal forms dating back more than 10 thousand years BC, which are from the Thamudic era, the inscriptions on the mountains of Shuhamis represent various human and animal forms such as cows, mule, lions [?], Wild cows, deer, and some of them are engraved in their natural size, which indicates that the now Some animals have lived in the Arabian Peninsula since early times, and have relied on hunting a lot to secure their strength. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage has completed a project to fence and fortify rare archaeological sites discovered in Rata and Al-Manjour sites in the far west of the Al-Shuhamis Center, and excavation at the site It was carried out by several official bodies with the help of some missions from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including scholars from Europe and Australia. What is noticeable in the archaeological area is the large number of caves and the effects of volcanoes. On the edge of the free fire, a cave of shafan appears and overlooks its sprawling crater, as one of the largest caves in Saudi Arabia, and its length exceeds the “Shuhamis”, the third largest cave in the Kingdom, with a length of 530 meters, [2] and rises until it reaches eight Meters and decreases until it reaches 800 meters underground, and it contains winding sub-roads whose length is not known, and the cave includes skulls and bones scattered, and there are other caves that are not less than lips in size or the historical and archaeological value, which are spread around it and the number of explorers so far more than 10 caves In addition to that the area contains volcanic craters Discovering about 12 nozzles.

Hallelujah and praise, Hallelujah great. Lord, forgive me and my parents, Lord have mercy on them, as my little Lord. The site of the inscriptions in the Shuwaymis southeast of Hail, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List represents the most important archaeological sites in the Kingdom and the world, and is the largest open museum of rock inscriptions in the Arabian Peninsula. The Alchwimms one of the largest history museums and natural open in the world, beyond the region an area of ​​50 kilometers square, dates back ancient inscriptions at the site to the Neolithic period, it contains art rock is characterized by human and animal carvings depicting camels, horses, deer, palms, along with inscriptions Thamudic , Sculptures of men riding camels, a reference to commercial caravan activity, and fascinating rock arts depicting life-size humans, along with a different group of animals. The site consists of sandstone heights with its façade and stone facades falling around it with many finely executed paintings, which are drawings of complete human forms sometimes appearing individually or accompanying animal figures with oval heads or in the form of depictions of the hunting process, as well as animal forms "black - leopards, donkeys" , Cows, and howl 'carved in their natural sizes. It is noticeable in the archaeological area that there are many caves and volcanoes. On the edge of the free fire, the Shafan Cave appears, overlooking its sprawling crater, as one of the largest caves in the Kingdom, exceeding two kilometers in length and rising up to eight meters and falling until it reaches 800 meters underground. the length of the end, featuring cave skulls and bones scattered, and there are other caves not less than Hafan in size, historical and archaeological value and is spread around it and has a navigator so far more than 10 caves, as well as to contain the region on the volcanic craters were discovered about 12 nozzle of them. The site of the World is characterized by beautiful frieze paintings executed very accurately one of them up to about 12 meters, and includes drawings of human, animal and geometric figures carved technically on the surface of a stone near the entrance to a cave. Studies indicate that all of what was discovered rock paintings in sites back to three periods back the oldest to the middle of the seventh millennium before the present time, some of which dates back to the period Thamudic between 1500- 2500 years before the present time, others come back to the Arab period. And on the site Alchwimms Vice President of the General Authority for Tourism explained National Heritage and the supervisor of the Custodian of the Two Holy program to take care of cultural heritage, Dr. Ali Ibrahim Ghabban that the rock drawings spread in several locations in Hail which access fees on the rocky facades Balhz drilling interna. He represents these cartoons showing a cultural cross through which residents of the Hail region during the previous eras of history and historical eras about their living conditions and their daily religious practices and their interaction with the environment, and most of these fees is due to the prehistoric period and specifically the period of the Neolithic "fourteen thousand years ago The present era depicts abstract human forms in various activities, and various types of animals used or hunted by humans such as wild cows, waders, deer, ostriches and mountain goats, some of which are abstract images of contiguous human figures depicting collective celebrations. Religious practices or war battles and bilateral duels, which shows the rhythm and expressive movement, also abound in these fees fishing practices and pictures of wild animals like lions and tigers. The Vice-President of the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage to the presence of returning fees prior historical periods of Islam abound with pictures of beauty and Usum tribes and views of the invasion and duels individuals sometimes neighboring writings of the Northern Misnad handwriting, and are fees topics where the camel enters the most prevalent in the historical periods fees, and no fees It belongs to the early Islamic period and inscriptions in Kufic script, some dated to the second century AH. He pointed out that these drawings reflect the nature of the prevailing environment in its era prehistoric fees indicate that the meal and the Schwimmis had experienced in that period a rainy climate, where she was in the meal of a large lake settled by the people, as the Schwimmz was a bush and grass pastures long "Savannah", and that before the last desertification, and the historical period fees were at the time of uncle where desertification has archaeological studies in the meal Alchwimms these environmental changes confirmed, but that some of the facades of fees found beneath archaeological layers left by the man who carried out these fees, which is rare in rock paintings sites . Al-Ghabban confirmed that the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage has been interested in the site of Shuwaymis, and worked to register it in the World Heritage List, as included in the program

Traces from hundreds of years ago, something beautiful and valuable information. We enjoyed the trip

Antiquities of Rata and Al-Manjour of the Shuwaimis Center It is classified globally by UNESCO...because it contains ancient and wondrous inscriptions on the method of carving on stone animal and human figures dating back to pre-Christmas.. important note The road before the archaeological site is approximately 6 km unpaved, and the road is rugged for owners of small cars. It is a scattered area that passes through stony land and part of it is free and volcanic.