The Old Town of al-Ula was selected among the list of the best tourist villages in the world by the World Tourism Organization in 2022, alongside thirty-two other villages from around the world, due to the Old Town meet...
Hijr archaeological site (Mada'in Salih) is the first Saudi site registered on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) World Heritage List. It was inscribed in 2008 as a sit...
Al-Balad District in Jeddah was established in the seventh century representing the historic center of Jeddah City. Jeddah Historic District features various ancient landmarks and heritage buildings of historical signif...
Yes, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is home to several significant historical cemeteries, including: Uhud martyrs cemetery Located in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah , north of the Prophet's Mosque , this cemetery is the res...
Historic Jeddah was inscribed as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) World Heritage Site in 2014. It became the third Saudi site to join the list due to its significance as a t...
The Saturday Historical Market is located in Baljurashi Governorate , al Bahah Province , south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It dates back to more than one hundred years and is one of the most famous markets in the ...
Historical Zabal Castle is located north of Sakaka City in al-Jawf Province . As one of the oldest castles in the Arabian Peninsula, the Historical Zabal Castle dates back to the Nabataean era from the first century BC...
Al-Rajajil Monuments were named so because, from a distance, they appear to onlookers as if they are standing men (or Rajajil, in Arabic). However, upon closer inspection, it becomes evident that they are a group of...
The construction period of King Abdulaziz's palace in Qaryat al-Ulya in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dates back to the twentieth century. This is evidenced by an inscription on a plaster plaq...
Bayt al-Bay'a, or the House of Allegiance, is where the people of al-Ahsa pledged their allegiance to the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al-Saud upon his arrival in the region in 1913. King Abdulaziz staye...
The Tapline is an oil pipeline that runs through the northern parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , connecting the oil fields in the east of the Kingdom to the Mediterranean coast. It was inaugurated in 1950 and operat...
The Elephant Rock, also known as the Elephant Mountain or Rocky Elephant, is located twenty km north of al-Ula Governorate in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province . It is one of al-Ula's geological landmarks. Soaring ...