Al-Buraykah
Al-Buraykah was a station of the Syrian Hajj road between al-Mu'azzam and al-Hijr, with a fort and a pool built to serve the pilgrim caravans on the long…
Al-Buraykah was a station of the Syrian Hajj road between al-Mu'azzam and al-Hijr, with a fort and a pool built to serve the pilgrim caravans on the long desert stretch south of Tabuk. The forts of the route stored provisions, including food for the pilgrims' return journey, and gave shelter to the poor, to lost travellers and to those separated from their caravans. The remains of the fort and pool lie in open desert on the old route. It is one of the sites of the Syrian Hajj Road, which Saudi Arabia has placed on UNESCO's Tentative List.