Before we tell you — how old do you think this is?
Living timelines
Every city told from its earliest history to today, one sourced moment at a time.
Open Madinah’s timelineAn interactive atlas of Saudi heritage, from the tombs of AlUla to the towers of Riyadh.
Timelines, stories, a guide you can talk to and a live quiz: every way into the Kingdom’s past, fitted into one instrument.
Every city told from its earliest history to today, one sourced moment at a time.
Open Madinah’s timelinePick a city and move through its history like turning pages, from the first settlement to the skyline.
Read the storiesA heritage guide you can chat with about the Kingdom’s history and culture.
Ask TirasYour dashboard opens on a different moment from the Kingdom’s history each day, drawn from the city timelines.
See today’s storyHost a live heritage quiz, share a four-character code, and play against friends on their own devices.
Play in the ArenaA genuine historical document for every city, dated and sourced, with a guess-the-year game before the answer.
Browse the manuscriptsThe Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, drawn to scale against its own expansions. Drag through the eras and watch it grow.
See it growFrom the tombs cut into AlUla’s sandstone to the towers of Riyadh. Each one is drawn on the dial as you pass it. Choose where to begin.
Every door below leads somewhere real.
Madinah and Makkah are open to explore now. The rest of the Kingdom's timeline is on its way — real history, told with the same care.
Five cities, centuries of history. Pick a city, then scroll through its story.
Host a live heritage quiz, share a four-character code, and play against friends on their own devices.
A scrollable timeline for each city, from its earliest history to today.
A real historical document or artifact for every city, researched and sourced.
A real, accurate map of the Kingdom's five regions — pick one and jump straight into its history.
Build a small profile, get a personal friend code, and connect with people exploring the same cities.
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
An AI assistant for questions about the Kingdom's history and culture — coming soon.
Every page in English and Arabic, with full right-to-left support, not a translated afterthought.
Save your progress, build a small profile, and pick up your journey where you left off.
Pick a look for your dashboard, including a hand-textured old-map theme, saved right to your profile.
Irthona is an independent project, not an official tourism or government resource. Historical content is researched and cross-checked against multiple sources before publishing, with particular care taken around Makkah and Madinah's religious significance.
Made by Mohamed Diyaelhag and Omar Ibrahim
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Before we tell you — how old do you think this is?