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Jouf University Summer Program 2026

Jouf University is launching its Summer Program for 1447H-2026, a comprehensive, high-quality program aimed at developing and enhancing skills, spreading a culture of innovation, and reinforcing a culture of volunteering and community service, thereby strengthening the university's developmental and community role and opening wide-ranging paths to make productive use of the summer through knowledge-based, training, volunteer, and sports programs directed at university staff, students, graduates, and members of the community. The program, which runs from July through the end of August 2026, targets more than 16,000 beneficiaries from within and outside the university, through more than 50 quality programs and events, over 210 hours of intensive training, alongside the participation of more than 300 academic and medical volunteers, the completion of more than 11,000 certified volunteer hours, and more than 10 summer sports championships.

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Sakaka, capital of Al-Jawf region and one of Arabia's oldest inhabited oases, pairs Zabal Castle with the millennia-old standing stones of Rajajil, and its proximity to historic Dumat Al-Jandal makes it a launchpad for a wider archaeological tour of Al-Jawf.

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Jabal Qarah Park

A public park near Zabal Castle offering green space and a quiet rocky outlook — a convenient rest stop after touring the nearby heritage sites.

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Al-Rafi'ah Park

A neighborhood park in Sakaka's Al-Rafi'ah district offering green space and simple recreational facilities for residents and visitors.

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Lake Duma Jandal

An artificial lake of roughly one million square metres in Dumat Al-Jandal governorate near Sakaka, formed from surplus agricultural drainage water, with about 140,000 square metres of green banks. It hosts boating activities and an annual jet-ski race.

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Zabal Castle

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Zabal Castle

A hilltop fortress overlooking Sakaka, with foundations attributed to the Nabataean era and reinforced across later periods — one of Al-Jawf's key defensive landmarks.

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Columns of Rajajil

Photo: Imam Khairul Annas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Columns of Rajajil

An archaeological field of dozens of standing sandstone-column groups dating to the Chalcolithic era (roughly 6,000-7,000 years old), sometimes called "Saudi Arabia's Stonehenge" — among the oldest documented sites in northern Arabia.

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Marid Castle

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Marid Castle

An ancient hilltop fortress overlooking historic Dumat Al-Jandal west of Sakaka, first referenced in the 3rd century CE — a common day-trip pairing with Sakaka's own heritage sites.

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Dumat Al-Jandal Archaeological Site

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Dumat Al-Jandal Archaeological Site

A historic stone-and-mudbrick town built around Marid Castle, once an important caravan-trade and religious waypoint between Arabia and the Levant.

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Nawaf Al-Khalidi Museum

A private museum in Sakaka displaying a personal collection of heritage artifacts, part of Al-Jawf's growing scene of independent heritage museums.

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Jouf Plaza

A shopping and entertainment complex in Sakaka with retail stores, cafes, restaurants, and a children's play area — one of the few indoor entertainment venues in a city whose tourism offer otherwise rests on its archaeological sites.

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