Oasis Festival, showcasing rich cultural and heritage legacy, launched in Al-Ahsa – Saudi Gazette

Oasis Festival, showcasing rich cultural and heritage legacy, launched in Al-Ahsa – Saudi Gazette

Saudi Gazette report

AL-AHSA — Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission, in cooperation with the Al-Ahsa Municipality, launched on Monday the Al-Ahsa Oasis Festival that celebrates the rich cultural and heritage legacy of Al-Ahsa as a global cultural destination in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

The festival coincides with the FIFA World Cup 2022. Al-Ahsa is the nearest Saudi city to Qatar, the venue of the World Cup, which kicked off on Nov. 20.

Al Ahsa, the largest governorate in the Eastern Province, is located in a prime geographical destination overlooking the Arabian Gulf and the three Gulf states of UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain. It is one of the most ideal and attractive tourist destinations that World Cup fans and visitors from within the Kingdom and outside can visit during their trip to Qatar or their stay in the region during the tournament season. The organizers of the Al-Ahsa Oasis Festival have made elaborate arrangements to attract a huge number of World Cup fans and visitors from various parts of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States while they were crossing Al-Ahsa on their way to Qatar.

The commission has chosen the historic Al-Qaisariyah Market located in the center of the historic city of Hofuf as