The Transformation of ‘Unayza: Where is the “Paris of Najd” today?

‘Unayza was a prominent urban center in Arabia at the height of the oil boom, at times even referred to as the “Paris of Najd”. As a combined result of the consolidation of the Saudi central state in the 1930’s, increased oil revenues in the 1970’s and the recent nationalization of Saudi identity, ‘...

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Main Author: Sebastian Maisel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa 2013-11-01
Series:Arabian Humanities
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cy/2587