{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63a31250f24452001106f29a/6997b3d9e1d87731193df728?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Silent City of Stone: The Mystery of Al Ula","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63a31250f24452001106f29a/1771647536296-419aff55-6c8a-4611-95e6-e0b0af090d61.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hidden deep in the Arabian desert is a place most travelers once feared to enter.</p><p>Al Ula looks like a silent valley of stone—towering cliffs, rock-carved tombs, and ruins frozen in time. But centuries ago, this was not a ghost city. It was a powerful crossroads of trade, culture, and wealth, connected to the same civilization that built Petra.</p><p>So what happened?</p><p>Why did a thriving desert city slowly empty out… and why was it left untouched for generations?</p><p>This episode explores the mystery of Al Ula—a place not destroyed by war, but abandoned by time itself.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <strong>Listen to the full episode until the end to uncover the story behind one of the most haunting ancient cities on Earth. </strong></p><p> </p><p>#AlUla</p><p>#AncientArabia</p><p>#LostCities</p><p>#HiddenHistory</p><p>#AncientCivilizations</p><p>#DesertMysteries</p><p>#RockCutTombs</p><p>#ArchaeologyPodcast</p><p>#MiddleEastHistory</p><p>#AncientTradeRoutes</p><p>#ForgottenCivilizations</p><p>#HistoryMystery</p>","author_name":"Marifatuz Zakiah"}