Announced Heritage Commission announced the registration of 8,581 Urban heritage In the National Register of Urban Heritage, in Asir, Al-Baha and Makkah regions, thus achieving the approved target of the Authority to reach the registration of 50,000 urban heritage assets at the level of the Kingdom, which is one of the targets set within its plan at the beginning of 2025.
The registration of these sites is part of KDIPA's ongoing efforts to protect, document, and register urban heritage assets, and to manage them efficiently, in addition to highlighting their heritage value and enhancing community awareness of their importance, to ensure their sustainability as a cultural heritage for future generations.
The heritage sites that were registered in this phase included 990 sites in Al-Baha region, 4,645 sites in Asir region, and 2,946 sites in Makkah region. The registration processes are carried out according to five stages, starting with the discovery of the heritage site, then its nomination and registration in the Urban Heritage Register, and finally its classification and coding as an approved urban heritage asset.
The Authority continues its efforts in registering urban heritage sites based on the standards and regulations of the Antiquities and Urban Heritage System, which aims to develop research and discovery efforts, inventory heritage sites and register them in the national urban heritage list, using the latest technologies and practices adopted globally in the field of heritage, and establishing a comprehensive database of heritage sites for conservation, documentation and protection.
The Urban Heritage Register is an official list of heritage sites and buildings that have been registered according to the criteria of national, urban or cultural importance defined by the Antiquities and Urban Heritage Law. The Authority relies on geospatial information systems to accurately manage, store and preserve the data of these sites and buildings, with the aim of determining the preventive measures and protection requirements necessary to ensure their preservation for future generations.
The Heritage Authority called on citizens and interested parties to report urban heritage sites and buildings in order to register and protect them, by communicating with the Authority's official account on the X platform, and the Authority's branches across the Kingdom, stressing the importance of citizen awareness and their role as a key partner in preserving and developing the nation's heritage.