Al-Ḥufayr

Al-Hufayr lies in the red sands west of Jubbah, an oasis in the Great Nafud. Jubbah occupies the bed of an ancient lake beside the sandstone massif of Umm Sinman. After the lake disappeared, wells supplied its inhabitants and the oasis became a stopping place on an old caravan route towards Jordan and Syria. The rocks of Umm Sinman bear many carvings and inscriptions, including images of camels and early Arabic writing.