Al-Hegrieah
Al-Hegrieah lies in the dry uplands east of Medina, in the country of al-Hinakiyah. Valleys and rocky ridges break the plateau, and inscriptions cut into rocks in the wider district attest to the passage of people over many centuries. Nearby al-Suwaydirah, formerly al-Taraf, stood on a route used by merchants and later by pilgrims travelling towards Medina.