The ancient Nabataean city of Al-Hajar sat sixty miles north of the capital, nestled within an amphitheater of towering red sandstone monoliths carved by millennia of wind and sand. Dating back to the first century before Christ, the site was an archaeological jewel: monumental tomb facades carved directly into the sheer rock faces, adorned with classical pediments, winged sphinxes, and pre-Islamic inscriptions. Sophia stood on the excavation terrace beneath the…
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