17/10/2019
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐!
Now that Saudi Arabia started issuing tourist visas, It's a great opportunity to visit the great historic Middle East. Here are 6 reasons why:
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐น ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐, ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป:
Visiting the these cities in your spiritual journey will bring a powerful sense of unity among the brothers and sisters in Islam as well as peace before Allah. The feeling is even more stronger during Hajj with over 3 million people gathering a common and collective experience.
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๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ:
Saudi Arabia has the most interesting Pre-Islamic areas that have help shape our understanding in Arab history. The three major areas you can explore are Al-Magar site which is estimated to be around 9,000 years old and discover a 85,000 year-old human footprint there, Hail province with variety of pre-Islamic rock art covering 10,000 years of history or the amazing monumental tombs of Madaโin Saleh which known to be all-time favorite among travelers due to the sheer size of the tombs and beautiful amount of craft work.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐:
As you travel across the kingdom, you will notice different people with different background.Third of the population here are immigrants from around the world, and local citizens are diverse, coming from very different backgrounds. Diversity has be around throughout history. From sites related to local rulers, such as Barzan area in Hail, Shubra palace in Taif, and the very popular Masmak Fort in Riyadh.
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ-๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐:
Saudi Arabia has beautiful endless beaches by the Red Sea, many of them unexplored. You can get boat trips from cities such as Yanbu, Jeddah and Al-lith. You can discover number of sites have shipwrecks, some quite ancient. You can encounter aquatic animal such as barracudas, rays, turtles, morays and a plethora of colorful reef fish. Dolphins are also a common encounter when sailing.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ:
Saudi Arabia is diverse environmentally as well. Mountains in the west and south offer amazing locations for lovers of nature, history, heritage and photography. Photos of the nature in and around mountain cities like Taif, Baha and Tabuk (where it snows at times) contrast sharply with the common images of the Saudi desert. Abha has been chosen as the capital of Arab tourism in 2017, and offers a number of parks, historic sites and festivals.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ:
Consider visiting the hidden gem known as Prince Saud Al-Faisal Wildlife Research Center just outside Taif. Here you will find endangered Arabian animals in captivity, including the large birds, the beautiful Arabian oryx, and the red-necked ostrich. The main highlight of the visit is the Arabian leopard. It is very rare to encounter this critically endangered animal in the wild, so meeting one face to face can be magical.
