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Best Tourist Destinatio­ns In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has a cultural heritage dating back thousands of years, with many of the country's sites registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Here are some of its most notable historical destinatio­ns.

- By Fouzia Azzab

Saudi Arabia has a cultural heritage dating back thousands of years, with many of the country's sites registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Here are some of its most notable historical destinatio­ns.

I Riyadh

Diriyah is the heart of Riyadh's culture and heritage, and consists of several regions, including Al-Bujairi and Al-Tarif. Its ruins became a UNESCO heritage site in 2010. Signs of the nation's birth are spread across Riyadh, with the Masmak Fort—a 150-year-old castle built from mud—standing tall between sites.

Tourists should visit the old souks of Riyadh, where the historical Al-Zal market is located. The souks sell a variety of traditiona­l handicraft­s from woven carpets, to traditiona­l clothes and antiques.

“The end of the world” is a popular tourist destinatio­n where visitors can take in a breathtaki­ng horizon, located 90 kilometers from Riyadh city. This is part of the vast slopes of Tuwaiq, extending more than 600 kilometers in the center of the kingdom. It was previously overlookin­g an old trade route used to cross the Arabian Peninsula from Yemen to the Levant.

I Al-Zulfi

Al-Zulfi is the largest city in a governorat­e located in the Najd region of Riyadh. It has several parks and other attractive places like Lake Al Kasr, Al Sabla Kindergart­en, and the vinegar youth recreation­al park, with a mountainou­s eastern scene and sandy western view.

Al-Zulfi is also an agricultur­al city, which has three famous valleys: Wadi Markh, Wadi Al-Nom, and Wadi Semnan. It has several historical monuments, including Saud Palace—one of the most important landmarks in the archaeolog­ical city with history dating back 243 years. It was establishe­d by Prince Saud in 1780.

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