Exploring Saudi Arabia's marine wonderland

Saif al-Arab · Sep 14, 2018

I believe that this video speaks for itself. Landscapes not far away from coastal Southern Hijaz.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1036154959614627840

Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia (NASA, International Space Station Science, 12/30/07) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, on Flickr

فرسان by Jazan Know, on Flickr

Tabuk area منطقة تبوك by tabuk تبوك, on Flickr

... by Fahad Almazyad, on Flickr

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ArabianEmpires&Caliphates · Mar 28, 2020

@PakFactor now that tourism visas have been introduced in KSA and 100.000's of foreign tourists (travelers - many from the West) have been visiting, I hope that you and your family will one day visit KSA outside of the Hajj and Umrah (where frankly visitors don't get to know much about KSA or even Hijaz) so you can discover the many vast historical regions of KSA. KSA is the size of Western Europe. There are many treasures to see of every type, diverse nature, unspoiled nature, ancient and some of the best kept heritage sites in the world, an archaeological paradise where so much is yet to be discovered and you can literally dig up the past off the ground due to the arid climate and huge geography being ideal to protect ancient artifacts well, ancient/old villages and towns, modern ones, different cultures etc. Add to this the fact that KSA is one of the most cosmopolitan places in the Muslim world (I often compare it to the US in this sense) and KSA already hosting the largest Pakistani diaspora in the world.

KSA/the government did a horrible job of keeping KSA hidden from the world and appeasing the most conservative elements within the clergy since the Sahwa period began in the 1970's. Luckily this is being eroded but sadly I see many not well informed Muslims thinking that KSA will somehow abandon its Muslim identity and other nonsense due to much needed modernization/development/removal/national pride/rediscovery of our great past - not solely Islamic era past/removal of the last idiotic laws etc. I hope you will understand what I am trying to get to here.

PakFactor · Mar 28, 2020

ArabianEmpires&Caliphates said:
@PakFactor now that tourism visas have been introduced in KSA and 100.000's of foreign tourists (travelers - many from the West) have been visiting, I hope that you and your family will one day visit KSA outside of the Hajj and Umrah (where frankly visitors don't get to know much about KSA or even Hijaz) so you can discover the many vast historical regions of KSA. KSA is the size of Western Europe. There are many treasures to see of every type, diverse nature, unspoiled nature, ancient and some of the best kept heritage sites in the world, an archaeological paradise where so much is yet to be discovered and you can literally dig up the past off the ground due to the arid climate and huge geography being ideal to protect ancient artifacts well, ancient/old villages and towns, modern ones, different cultures etc. Add to this the fact that KSA is one of the most cosmopolitan places in the Muslim world (I often compare it to the US in this sense) and KSA already hosting the largest Pakistani diaspora in the world.

KSA/the government did a horrible job of keeping KSA hidden from the world and appeasing the most conservative elements within the clergy since the Sahwa period began in the 1970's. Luckily this is being eroded but sadly I see many not well informed Muslims thinking that KSA will somehow abandon its Muslim identity and other nonsense due to much needed modernization/development/removal of the last idiotic laws etc. I hope you will understand what I am trying to get to here.

Inshallah. We plan on visiting again very soon once everything settles down with the virus.

Their are many plans I’m making during my next visit and areas I want to go.