Saudi Arabia registers almost 10,000 new urban heritage sites

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has registered 9,586 urban heritage sites, raising the number of documented locations across the Kingdom to 59,586, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The commission completed the registrations in two consecutive phases — adding 3,000 sites in the first and 6,586 in the second — as part of its national survey and documentation program. Asir recorded the largest share with 4,363 new sites, followed by Al-Baha with 2,547 and Makkah with 1,755.

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