Al Uzza Traditional Geocache
Mudarissa: Archived because it is now necesssary to pay to enter the area where the cache is hidden.
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Behind a stone, in a hole just below the top of a rocky outcrop.
As this geocache is inside the fenced antiquity site of Medain Saleh it is necessary to obtain a pass from the Department of Antiquities and Museums in Riyadh. Once inside make your way to the religious area of Diwan. Go through the siq (rocky passageway). Look out for the niches and inscriptions on the way. Continue until you see a set of steps carved into the rock on the right. Go to the bottom of the steps then make your way around to the left. You will come to an area with a cistern, 2 ‘bucket shape seats’, a few stone steps and a room carved out of the rock. To the left of this there is another staircase. Climb the staircase and you will find yourself in a natural amphitheatre. A rectangle face carving is on the rockface to your left. I have called this Uzza as this is the name of one of the two main deities worshipped by the Nabateans. South from Uzza is a rocky outcrop. The cache is on the south side of this outcrop.
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