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Al Ula, Musa ibn Nusayr Fort, Saudi Arabia #166561408
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The Musa ibn Nusayr Fort is situated on the summit of jabal Umm Nasir which lies in the middle of the town it was build for observation and defenseand is acessed by means of stone step which, in some cases, have been hewn out of the mountain itselfthe fortress derives water suppy from a well which has been dug at the foot of the mountain on the southern sideit was built during the periods from 6th tothe 3rd centiries BCE and was renovated many times across the agesLihyanite inscriptions and Nabaten coins have been found in its archeological stratathe fortress is known locally as the Musa ibn Nusayr Fort