Al-Ula

 The city of Al-Ula 

? What is Al-Ula and why are people attracted to it 

 The city of Al-Ula is one of the most visited cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past five years, especially as it is an archaeological area and has a fortress of hundreds of years, which encouraged me to visit it and enjoy seeing the castle, golden deserts and the magical sunset, in addition to containing many running eyes, which are estimated at forty eyes.

How did you plan for this special trip?

Because of my love for antiquities and the decision to open Saudi Arabia to the largest forgotten treasures of antiquity with the world, I immediately took the initiative to book in the charming resorts of Al-Ula, which was in the resort of Shaden, which is distinguished by the sophistication of the design and the artificial lake that broke the nature of the desert . 

The most important landmarks of Al-Ula that are worth a visit :  

•  Tantora;                                                                                                                                           Tantura combines natural beauty and cultural heritage, in which the Tantora Winter Festival was organized last season, which provided the opportunity to practice a range of activities and tripsfor music, culture and history lovers, as well as attracting adventure seekers and sports enthusiasts.                                                                                                                                                                                                "Winter at Tantura" festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
• Grammel:                                                                                                                                               You can imagine seeing the stars of the Milky Way! Indeed, you will live this experience when you visit the Gramils, which are rock formations surrounded by the pearls of the Milky Way, the sky appears clear and luminous.                                                                                                                                                                                   Gramil Al-Ola                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
• The old town:                                                                                                                                               One of the most important tourist places that you must visit! Because it displays the way of life at this time, and introduces its visitors to the heritage civilization. The old town of Al-Ula is home to historic brick homes on rocky foundations. Musa Ibn Nusayr Castle, built for both observation and defense, and dating back to the period between the sixth and third centuries BC, will surprise you if you are a fan of history.                                               

                                           Tourism and Heritage Authority (Old City - Al-Ula)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

• Do you like climbing mountains? Remember the Elephant Mountain                                         One of the suitable places to practice hobbies, such as climbing high mountains, which is a giant boulder that rises to about 50 meters, and resembles an elephant. The mountain is surrounded by a variety of mountains, with light colors and dazzling rock formations.                                            
  
  The Elephant Mountain, Al-Ula

• Madain Saleh:                                                                                                                                   It is one of the most prominent landmarks in Al-Ula, as it represents the most important cities of the Nabateans and the people of Ad, mentioned in the Holy Quran. But it is not for tourism.           
  
  
  

During my trip, I always wondered how to discover the archaeological areas in Al-Ula, despite the existence of thousands of years, which led me to search for them until I found in Arab News that the "isolated vast mountain labyrinth of painless valleys" in the Sinai that was seen by the British explorer Charles Montagu Doty in the nineteenth century for the first time, and during my research before my trip I found this video that was published in 2019, which summarizes all about the opening of the city of Al-Ula for tourism, I found answers to several other questions that crossed my mind and prompted me to visit it immediately. 

 

conclusion 

In conclusion, I hope that you enjoyed my trip and I advise you to tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it really has a diversity of terrain and lands, and I invite you to visit Al-Ula specifically. It is full of various activities, ancient heritage and stone inscriptions. Even recently, international companies have gone to Al-Ula to photograph their ads in Al-Ula, where they have a different beauty from other cities in the world. 

References :

Ministry of Tourism, (2016 )  / https://cutt.us/JPacQ

 Arab travelers , (2018)/ https://cutt.us/X3cYz

Saudi Press Agency, (2019)/ Saudi Press Agency

Madam Magazine, (2020) /https://cutt.us/YXPyo

Arab News, (2020) / https://cutt.us/8vgny

Posted by : Aisha Alshuaibi  / 2021