The Kingdom features several unique tourist attractions and historic mosques, including the mosques of Medina, which are of significant religious and historical importance. The mosques of Medina Medina is home to a group of historical mosques, not only the Prophet’s Mosque, PBUH. Know more about them: Quba Mosque: This mosque…
Saudi Arabia has been interested in archiving and digital preservation and strives to make full use of information and communication technologies. The country is engaged in collecting information and documents. On 9 June every year, the world celebrates the International Day of Archives. According to the Saudi Press Agency SPA,…
His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region, praised the historical importance of Diriyah as it is the starting point of this country and the basis from which its heralds emerged. It represents the milestone in caring for heritage towards the fulfillment of the Kingdom’s…
The report sheds light on the King Abdulaziz Castle in Duba, which was built on the Red Sea coast northwest of the Kingdom. The report, published by Al-Arabiya, stated that the castle was built in 1933 to be the seat of government, and was built of limestone in the style…
King Abdulaziz House published a historical document for a marriage invitation card in Jeddah dating back nearly 85 years. The house explained in its series “Historical Documents” through its official page on “Twitter”, that the invitation card dates back to the year 1354 AH – 1935 AD. It is mentioned…
It’s often the case that a different, arguably deeper, understanding of a country can come from its arts and culture, not least the contemporary art that is being produced. At a time of such momentous political, economic and cultural change, “Saudi Cultural Days” was very much about struggles to reconcile…