Qaryat al-Faw
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Qaryat Al Faw (Arabic: قرية الفاو) was the capital of the first Kindah kingdom. It is located about 100 km south of Wadi ad-Dawasir, and about 700 km southwest of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. The Al Faw archeological site reveals various features such as residential houses, markets, roads, cemeteries, temples, and water wells.[1]
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قرية الفاو | |
Location | Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia |
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Coordinates | 19°46′56.35″N 45°8′53.63″E |
Type | Settlement |
Site notes | |
Condition | In ruins |
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It is home to a 1st century BC Old Arabic inscription written in the Ancient South Arabian script which is one of the oldest of its kind in South Arabia.[2]