Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province

Al-Ukhaydir
Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
The fort in 1907
Al-Ukhaydir is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Ukhaydir
Al-Ukhaydir
Coordinates28°05′30″N 37°07′33″E / 28.091633°N 37.125917°E / 28.091633; 37.125917
Length20 by 20 meters (66 ft × 66 ft)
Site information
Controlled bySaudi Arabia
ConditionWell-preserved
Site history
Built1531
Built byTurabay ibn Qaraja

Al-Ukhaydir (Arabic: الأخيضر; also spelled al-Akhthar, al-Akhdar, al-Akhider, Akhizer), also known as Haydar or Aqabat, is a site in the Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia, located southeast of Tabuk. During early Ottoman rule, a fort, Qal'at al-Akhdar, was built at the site, part of the larger network of fortifications along the Hajj caravan route to Medina and Mecca.