Saudi Arabia is set to issue tourist visas for the first time, seeking to draw millions of foreign visitors in a bid to diversify its oil-reliant economy.Al-Ula, located in the kingdom's northwest, is an area dotted with pre-Islamic ruins and other archaeological remains.
Widely seen as an open air museum, the landscape is dotted with tombs, some containing pre-Islamic inscriptions and drawings that are a legacy of the Nabataean artistic tradition. In June last year, UNESCO added the desert oasis -- with millions of date palms -- to its World Heritage List."Archaeological evidence shows that it exchanged products from southern Arabia and Persia as well as throughout the Arabian Peninsula," said the Saudi submission to UNESCO.The little-known crater, northeast of the Red Sea city of Jeddah, is a remnant of volcanic activity.
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