The gold mine
Mine workings lie close to the town, their roads and pits forming a clearly distinct, industrial pattern beside the residential streets.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Saudi Arabia
23.4997° N / 40.8841° E
A mining town in the Hijaz desert, its streets laid out beside an ancient gold mine among bare, rocky hills.

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Mahd adh Dhahab, the cradle of gold, lies in the Medina Region of western Saudi Arabia, deep in the rocky desert of the Hijaz. The name describes the place precisely: the town grew around a gold mine that was worked in antiquity and revived in modern times. On a map the mine workings and the residential streets sit side by side.
The surrounding terrain is dry and broken, with hills and wadis that decide where roads can go. The town itself is laid out in a fairly orderly way, with straight residential streets and blocks set against the irregular outline of the desert. Access roads wind off through the valleys, connecting the town to the wider region.
Some writers have suggested that the ancient mine here could be linked to the biblical mines of King Solomon, an idea that remains speculation but adds to the place's reputation. A Mahd adh Dhahab map poster presents the town simply: a clear street pattern, the industrial site beside it and the open desert all around.
Mine workings lie close to the town, their roads and pits forming a clearly distinct, industrial pattern beside the residential streets.
The town's streets are laid out in regular lines, a neat arrangement that stands out sharply against the untamed terrain on every side.
Roads leading to the town follow wadis and gaps between hills, tracing long, winding lines across the otherwise empty ground.
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This map suits people who have lived or worked in Mahd adh Dhahab, particularly in mining and engineering, and anyone fascinated by a town named after the gold beneath it. The spare desert layout looks especially refined on paper.
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Eme tabulam Mahd adh Dhahab| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
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| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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