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.
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.