

FAYED city in Hail is considered one of the ancient historical and heritage of cities located in the eastern area of Hail city and far away about 120KM and considered the third city to the old pilgrimage road (Zubaida – rout) after KUFA AND AL-BASRA which is the biggest station on the Iraqi pilgrimage road (Zubaida -Rout). QAYED is considered one of the distinguished historical and heritage sites being having big historical storage and contains of many ruins the most distinguished of which is the historical KHARASH Palace and the housing city the Ponds, wells, and water channels. The remaining heritages of QAYED old city grounded on north of the modern city with 1.5KM, and the area of the Historical site reaches over 1.5 KM and same in width. QAYED occupied a special position in Al-Abbassi era and was considered the most important city after Baghdad city and Makkah being in the middle of the road between Baghdad and Makkah on the old pilgrimage road or as what is known (Zubaaidah rout) and was one of the cities comparable in value and expansion to Kufa and Basra at that time and was named “Road Capital” wherein the pilgrims take their rest and provided with what they need from supplies and was mentioned by many Historians such as Ibn Jubair, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Kardinia, and other Historians and mentioned as well by number of Authors of Western travelers.