The incredible abandoned city full of 7,000-year-old tombs and without the crowds of Egypt
After 1200CE, it became a significant hub for travel and trade, remaining occupied until the 1980s when the last inhabitants ...
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Deep Surfaces. Architecture to enhance the visitor experience of UNESCO sites
UNESCO, within its partnership with the Royal Commission for AlUla, is organising an exhibition to showcase the experiences and good practices of selected visitor centres from UNESCO designated sites ...
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Discover AlUla’s wonders with Banyan Tree AlUla
As Eid Al Fitr approaches, Banyan Tree AlUla invites guests to embrace the spirit of celebration in a truly luxurious setting ...
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This Ancient City Has a Dramatic Desert Landscape, World-class Cuisine, and a Growing Art Scene — Here's How to Plan Your Visit
The property's on-site restaurant ... the AlUla Skies Festival in September, the AlUla Wellness Festival in October, the Ancient Kingdoms Festival in November, and Winter at Tantora from December ...
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Inside AlUla, the giga-project putting Saudi Arabia on the tourism map
This is particularly true for AlUla. Probably the country’s most well-known destination, this ancient desert city in the north-west ... Saudi Arabia’s first Unesco World Heritage Site, this recently ...
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The Escape: Let AlUla’s Chedi Hegra Transport You To A Land Before Time
The Chedi Hegra – set in the midst of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – evokes the atmospheric past while fulfilling the high ...
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AlUla Arts Festival celebrates the history of the ancient oasis city with an eye towards the future
Every artwork and exhibition within the AlUla Arts Festival has a material ... When completed, the 65 square kilometre site will feature monumental pieces of land art that will transform a ...
Banyan Tree invites guests to explore AlUla for Eid Al-Fitr
As Eid Al Fitr approaches, Banyan Tree AlUla invites guests to embrace the spirit of celebration in a truly luxurious setting ...
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Meeting Hinat
Photograph by Royal Commission for AlUla Two thousand years later ... apparently created as necklaces. A tomb at the ancient site of Hegra contained the remains of a female affectionately named ...
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Saudi's New Campaign For AIUIa Promotes Heritage Sites
It may not feature a footballer, but AlUla hopes its new global brand campaign will drive international visits. Saudi Arabia has launched a global brand campaign for its cultural tourism site ...
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Can we bring a species back from the brink?
Ancient artists carved images of the Arabian leopard into the rocks around AlUla. They are a haunting ... The careful reintroduction of wolves to recovery sites in Yellowstone has seen beaver ...
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Desert X AlUla 2024 sees artists explore illusion and mirage
It doesn’t get more site-specific.' Desert X AlUla’s most successful installations are tonal with the environment, while those in bright colours and synthetic materials generate a visceral sense of ...