Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist map

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Another step to put KSA in the map of most visited place in the world.

The Al Ula oasis is a tourist attraction that matches the beauty and history of Madain Saleh, 22 kilometers to its north. Many different people had lived there, from the Neolithic man to the Nabataeans.

The area south of Jordan was a part of biblical geography. It was inhabited by the 'Ad tribe whose prophet was Hud, and later by the Thamud tribe whose prophet was Saleh (ninth generation from Noah).

• Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist mapRIYADH – Prince Sultan Bin Salman, Secretary General of the Commission for Tourism and Antiquities has announced a move for UNESCO registration of Madain Saleh, the world famous Nabataean archeological site, as a historic architectural heritage site.

He said that the registration of Madain Saleh, a treasure trove of monumental rock carvings located in the northwestern part of the Kingdom, was an important step in the development of the nation’s tourism sector and that other archeological and heritage sites would be registered without delay.According to Prince Sultan, the Kingdom, which has already submitted requests to UNESCO to register three sites, will not restrict itself to archeological and heritage sites, but will also include important natural formations found in several regions of the Kingdom.

Saudi Gazette - Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist map

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