Art & Culture

The cradle of one of the world’s oldest civilizations, AlUla is a breathtaking desert landscape dotted with humankind’s magnificent accomplishments from as far back as the 1st century BC now emerging as an alluring 21st century platform for contemporary culture. This ancient oasis in northwestern Saudi Arabia welcomes international visitors to explore the kingdom’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounding The Chedi Hegra, its 100-plus monumental Nabataean rock-cut tombs and ancient inscriptions at Jabal Ikmah, some more than 2,500 years old. Then there is the maze of mudbrick houses, market streets, and mosques of AlUla Old Town, continuously inhabited for more than 800 years and now home to workshops brimming with traditional embroidery and ceramics for sale; and the creative spaces of AlJadidah Arts District as well as site installations conceived blend with the natural landscape like Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored building, a fitting symbol for this timeless cultural crossroads.