Ad-Dīsa

Ad-Disah lies in a valley of towering sandstone cliffs southwest of Tabuk. Springs emerge from the Qaraqir mountains and flow among palms, reeds and dense vegetation, giving the valley its name, “the place of palms”. Rock-cut Nabataean tomb facades and inscriptions in Nabataean and early Arabic scripts survive nearby. The springs and cultivated ground made this sheltered valley a striking refuge within the dry mountains of the northern Hejaz.