Riyadh – The Saudi Royal Commission for Al-Ula signed an agreement of cooperation with France as part of an ambitious development project within the tourism and cultural sector.
The agreement aims at conserving and promoting world heritage, sustaining the tourism and cultural sector with international partners, and reinforcing cooperation through concrete actions and structured projects.
Al-Ula is home to dramatic desert landscapes, rock formations and some of the Middle East’s most significant ancient sites, including those built by Lihyanite and Nabataean civilisations of the first millennium BCE.
It is considered a wonder of the ancient Arabian world. In northwest Saudi Arabia, Al-Ula has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
Under the agreement, the two countries will embark on a collaborative project to planning and articulating development the historical sites of Al-Ula and the necessary infrastructure for tourism in the context of a sensitive transformation of the region.
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