Crown Prince launches Historic Jeddah Revival Project

Crown Prince launches Historic Jeddah Revival Project

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier, minister of defense, and chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), has launched on Monday the Jeddah Historical Area Revival Project. This is within the Historic Jeddah Development Program that aims to develop the living space in the locality to be an attractive center for businesses and cultural projects, as well as a prime destination for aspiring entrepreneurs. The project comes out of the Crown Prince’s keenness and interest in preserving, safeguarding and rehabilitating historical sites as part of achieving the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 as well as to reflect the Kingdom’s Arab and Islamic depth as one of the most important pillars of the Vision. The project will highlight the heritage features of the region, which is an unparalleled historical site in the Kingdom, as it houses more than 600 heritage buildings, 36 historical mosques, five major historical markets, ancient corridors and squares, and sites with important historical significance such as the old waterfront, which was a major route for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. The revived project will tell visitors to the Historic Jeddah the great story of the arduous journey