50k heritage sites nominated for registration in KSA

05 September 2023, Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the nomination of 50,000 urban heritage assets from across the Kingdom for registration.

This collaborative effort complies with the Antiquities and Urban Heritage System. The objective is to develop a strategy for registering, categorizing, and encoding nominated assets in the Architectural Heritage Register using modern technologies.

The register catalogs heritage sites, assessing their national, urban, or cultural significance in accordance with the Antiquities and Urban Heritage System.

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