AlUla: The Land Of Mystical Charm Where Past Meets Future

Saudi Arabia, the ancient desert, treasured with its historical chronicles, is starting to reveal its secrets after years of being closed to outlanders.

It was in 2019, that the country began issuing tourist visas for non-religious travel which eventually paved the way for the revealing of the beauty of the long-closed and unexplored valley, AlUla.

In addition to the outsiders, the locals also never got access to the valley as it was believed to be cursed. A team of researchers’ in-depth archeological survey in 2019, brought into light, a string of remarkable discoveries that uncovered the human history in the Arabian peninsula.

The AlUla valley amid the soaring sandstones and granite mountains of northwestern Saudi Arabian’s Hijaz region, withholds the story of human life in the past 200,000 years.

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The long mysterious past of the valley is now echoed everywhere worldwide. With the archeologists slowly uncovering the many burial mounds, tombs and rock inscriptions that are scattered throughout AlUla’s numerous sites, the ancient oasis site has begun revealing long lost tales.

One of the stunning structures of the kingdom, known as the Maraya is situated in Al Ula valley. The building is set in the desert canyon of Ashar Valley and is the largest mirrored building in the world as per the Guinness World Record. The peculiarity of the building included its mirrored panel which reflects the breathtaking AlUla landscape. Visitors now fly down to the desert Kingdom to experience the rich archeological landscape.

The structure amidst the deserted land is referred to as “where the past meets the future”.