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
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Saudi Arabia: Sharaan Al-Ula cultural destination project; Lalla Merlin; blooloop
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
ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY INSIDE SAUDI ARABIA; Paula Froelich; Newsweek
‘Haunted’ Saudi antiquities site tries to woo visitors; Reuters
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
Pics: Sheikh Mohammed tours historic site in Saudi; Gulf Business
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
Four Months After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Western Cultural Leaders Are Still Helping Saudi Arabia Become a Global Tourist Destination; Eileen Kinsella; artnet News
Current and former executives from Sotheby’s and UNESCO, among others, remain involved in the Al-Ula project.
Unlocking a kingdom’s long-hidden treasures; Kareem Fahim; NY Times
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.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia: tourist’s alternative to Jordan’s Petra – in pictures; Katy Gillett; The National
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
Al-Ula Treasures: How the site of Mada’in Saleh paved the historic Incense Route; Mohamed Hadi Hannachi; Al Arabiya
Mada’in Saleh, also called “Al-Hijr” or “Hegra”, was the first Saudi…
Read more from source: Al-Ula Treasures: How the site of Mada’in Saleh paved the historic Incense Route
The kingdom built on frankincense and myrrh; Judith McKenzie; Apollo Magazine
A $20 billion project to transform Saudi Arabia’s al-Ula region has brought attention to a little-known ancient site – the Nabataean city of Hegra…
Read more from source: The kingdom built on frankincense and myrrh | Apollo Magazine
