Just outside the barbed wire fence of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia, is the towering Athleb Mountain. They’re breathtakingly gorgeous wonder that withstood the burning temperature of the desert.
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Athleb Mountain is just a few kilometres drive away outside Al Ula in Tabuk Province.
Middle East is Closer Than You Think!
If you’re driving around the premises of Madian Saleh, you can never miss this wonderful landscape that will take your breath away.
They look like towering skyscrapers of a once progressive city in eons past.

Athleb Mountains at Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia.
The mountain’s spires are like one of those that you see in cathedrals in Europe with Gothic architecture.
And wherever / whichever angle you’d be in for a selfie, Athleb Mountain would never fail to be photogenic natural wonder in the background.
With this kind of desert view, who can’t resist taking a million selfie? Click! 😉
WHERE TO STAY IN AL-ULA or MADAIN SALEH
You should go camping – an experience you won’t forget. We stayed both in Sahary Al Ola Camp and Madakhil Camp. If one is full, we choose the other. 🙂 If camping in the desert is not your thing, you can always stay at Al Ula Arac Hotel.
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Qasr Al Bint – Palace of the Daughter or Maiden
Photos: Al Diwan at Madain Saleh
Qasr Al Saneh – A Nabatean Architectural Wonder
Madakhil Campsite at Madain Saleh is Far from the Madding Crowd
The Elephant Rock
Is Al Ula the Grand Canyon of Saudi Arabia?
I Wore Flip Flops Climbing Mountains in Al Ula
The Lion Tombs Carved in the Rock Mountains
Al Farid – Alone But Beautiful
Oh Camels!
Camping in Al Ula
The Mud Brick Houses of the Old Town of Al Ula