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AlUla’s Jabal Ikmah listed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU)’s efforts to conserve the region’s documentary heritage have been acknowledged with the listing of Jabal Ikmah on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register The spectacular mountain…
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Saudi: AlUla launches entertainment, tourism licenses portal
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) on Sunday, announced the launch of the tourism and entertainment licensing and permit portal, local media reported. This came in order to facilitate…
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Saudi Arabia reveals face of 2000-year-old Nabataean woman
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed the first known reconstruction of ‘Hinat’, a Nabataean woman, displayed at the Hegra Welcome Centre at AlUla from February 6. A team of…
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Saudi Arabia to transform AlUla into ‘largest living museum in the world’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has launched an initiative to transform AlUla into the largest living museum in the world, local media reported. The initiative aims…
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Saudi Arabia’s AlUla listed among 7 wonders of the World for 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s heritage city of AlUla has been included in the list of seven wonders of the world for the year 2023, according to Conde Nast Traveler. The…
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American singer John Legend to headline concert in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla
Riyadh: Renowned American singer and songwriter John Legend, known for his hit ballad ‘All Of Me’, is all set to perform his first concert in the city of AlUla in the Kingdom…
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Saudi Arabia’s AlUla opens 2nd site-responsive desert art exhibition
Riyadh: Desert X AlUla, the first site-responsive art exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia, has launched its second edition in the kingdom’s northwestern ancient city characterised by natural heritage, showcasing creative…
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Watch: Saudi man builds a doorless guesthouse for travellers
Riyadh: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a Saudi citizen has built a house without doors to receive travellers and passers-by in the governorate of AlUla, local media from the gulf…
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Archaeologists discover 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network of “funerary avenues” suggesting a high degree of social and economic connection between the region’s populations in…
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Saudi launches masterplan for AlUla development
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a masterplan to develop the historical city of AlUla in the Kingdom’s Medina region. The project, titled “The Journey Through Time”, aims…
