Tag: SA – Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)

Source: AMAN debuts in Saudi Arabia with new resort ALULA

The eco-friendly resorts will welcome guests by 2023.

Source: Aman in Al Ula: Three new luxury hotels to open in Saudi Arabia

The region of AlUla is an exquisite sight, from the deep green of the oasis and the ochre of the sand, to the red of the sandstone canyons and the black tones of the volcanic rocks. This…

Source: AlUla: A wonder of Arabia

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud and the Director-General of…

Source: Saudi Arabia commits $25 million to UNESCO for heritage preservation

In the middle of the dry and arid plains of northeastern Saudi Arabia, a mysterious and solitary building stands majestically on the sand. It is the tomb of Qasr Al-Farid. One of the most famous monuments of the Madain Saleh archaeological site, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: The tomb of Qasr Al-Farid, an archaeological mystery in the Saudi desert – KAWA

Wild cat conservation group Panthera has signed an agreement with a member of the Saudi royal family to help protect leopards worldwide, especially perhaps the rarest subspecies in the world, the Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr). Panthera chairman Thomas Kaplan signed the deal June 7 in the county of Al-Ula with Bader bin Abdullah bin […]

Source: Leopards get a $20m boost from Panthera pact with Saudi prince

With its $1.1tn project pipeline, Saudi Arabia is looking for qualified builders to shape its most ambitious projects…

Source: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 projects need more construction contractors

RIYADH: In almost no time, the city of Al-Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia went from being relatively unknown to a very early symbol of success for the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 reform plan.

Source: How Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula went from being underdeveloped…to having

As UNESCO celebrates World Heritage Day on Thursday, here are some of the most precious monuments and other sites around the middle east…

Source: World Heritage Day: incredible sites from around the Middle East, in pictures

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On Sunday, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched mega tourism projects in the ancient desert…

Source: Uncovering ancient kingdoms, Saudi Arabia develops modern sites in al-Ula

Saudi Arabia has launched the Sharaan project to turn the historic region of Al-Ula into a cultural tourism destination.

Source: Saudi Arabia: Sharaan Al-Ula cultural destination project | blooloop

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AL ULA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – In a remote northern corner of Saudi Arabia sit the relics of an ancient civilization, which the kingdom hopes to turn into a global tourism destination as it tries to open up to the world and diversify its economy away from oil. Backed by billions of dollars in state-led … Continued

Source: ‘Haunted’ Saudi antiquities site tries to woo visitors – Egypt Independent

Mada’in Saleh in Saudi’s Al-Ula province is an archeological site featuring carvings by the Nabataean civilisation…

Source: Pics: Sheikh Mohammed tours historic site in Saudi – Gulf Business

Current and former executives from Sotheby’s and UNESCO, among others, remain involved in the Al-Ula project.

Source: Four Months After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Western Cultural Leaders Are Still Helping Saudi Arabia Become a Global Tourist Destination | artnet News

The vast desert ruins of Al-Ula inspire awe. But Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissidents and Jamal Khashoggi’s killing could make tourism a harder sell.

Source: Unlocking a kingdom’s long-hidden treasures

As the Winter at Tantora Festival takes place in Al Ula, we take a deeper look at the kingdom’s first city to appear on the Unesco World Heritage Site list…

Source: Al Ula, Saudi Arabia: tourist’s alternative to Jordan’s Petra – in pictures

Mada’in Saleh, also called “Al-Hijr” or “Hegra”, was the first Saudi…

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