Qaryat al-Faw

Qaryat al-Faw
قرية الفاو
	Bronze head from Al-Faw.
	Shown within Saudi Arabia
Location	Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	19°46′56.35″N 45°8′53.63″E / 19.7823194°N 45.1482306°E
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Condition	In ruins

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]

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]

^ "Qaryat Al Faw". Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "A First Century BC Arabic Inscription In Musnad Script At Qaryat Al-Faw". Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[1] "Qaryat Al Faw". Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[2] "A First Century BC Arabic Inscription In Musnad Script At Qaryat Al-Faw". Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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