Rawdat Umm Qabar* روضة أم قبر
Rawdah (meadow) in Qassim Region · 41 km northwest of Buraidah بريدة
No visible spring around it now
Latest image: 9–16 October 2026 · 28 Rabi' al-Akhir – 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH, updated nightly.
Night sky there: Moderate (estimate, from night lights) · Darkest nights ahead, around the new moon: 7–11 November 2026 · 27 Jumada al-Ula – 1 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH · Where to see the stars?
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Original Arabic page: روضة أم قبر
Watch the place turn green
11 September 2017 – 12 February 2026 · 20 Dhu al-Hijjah 1438 – 24 Sha'ban 1447 AH
About 10×10 km around the place (ring in the centre), each season: September, then February.
Satellite imagery, not on-the-ground photography.
When does Rawdat Umm Qabar usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002
When does Rawdat Umm Qabar usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002It sometimes greens from January to March; greened in 10 of the last 24 years.
- Latest season it greened: November 2025 – April 2026 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1447 AH), 1 of 6 months.
- Its greenest season: November 2024 – April 2025 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1446 AH), 4 of 6 months.
Seasons it greened
| Season | Months it greened |
|---|---|
| November 2003 – April 2004 (Ramadan 1424 – Rabi' al-Awwal 1425 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| November 2004 – April 2005 (Ramadan 1425 – Rabi' al-Awwal 1426 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| November 2005 – April 2006 (Ramadan 1426 – Rabi' al-Akhir 1427 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2008 – April 2009 (Dhu al-Qa'dah 1429 – Jumada al-Ula 1430 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2009 – April 2010 (Dhu al-Qa'dah 1430 – Jumada al-Ula 1431 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2015 – April 2016 (Muharram – Rajab 1437 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2018 – April 2019 (Safar – Sha'ban 1440 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| November 2022 – April 2023 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1444 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2023 – April 2024 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1445 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2024 – April 2025 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1446 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| November 2025 – April 2026 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1447 AH) | 1 of 6 |
Access and the rules of the place
- Nearest village: Al-Watharah* الوثرة, 14 km; then Awathal* أوثال (14 km), Ghaf al-Jawa* غاف الجواء (18 km).
- Nearest camping site in the Center’s guide: Mutanazzah Salasal al-Watani* متنزه صلاصل الوطني (Al-Bekairiyah governorate البكيرية), 34 km west.
Nearest road: paved 0.7 kmApproximate straight-line distance from open maps; the actual road may differ and may not suit your vehicle.
Before you go: cars, reserves and camping
- Do not drive into a rawdah or faydah (meadow); leave your car on the road and walk, and keep away from wadi beds.
- Camping in reserves and vegetation-cover land requires a permit; violations are fined. Rules and fines
Nearby destinations
Direct distance
Nearby destinations
Direct distance- Rawdat al-Arifi* روضة العريفي 2 km north
- Rawdat Umm Hazam* روضة أم حزم 4 km south
- Rawdat al-Basitin al-Sharaqi* روضة البسيتين الشرقي 6 km north
- Rawdat Umm Shara* روضة أم شرع 6 km south
- Rawdat al-Nahabah* روضة النهابة 8 km northeast
- Rawdat Aba al-Ashar* روضة أبا العشر 9 km south
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