An agreement in the name of culture, history, tourism and… stones. Officials from the Royal Commission for AlUla and the city of Matera have signed a twinning agreement aimed at safeguarding and promoting their cultural heritage. The signing ceremony was held at the Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the south of the country.
Matera, best known for its Sassi-inhabited caves, celebrated its 30th anniversary as a World Heritage Site this year, while AlUla, home to Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, boasts a 2,000-year-old heritage shaped by the Nabataean kingdom.
Under the new agreement, RCU and Matera will collaborate through cultural exchanges, joint initiatives and knowledge sharing in areas such as cultural preservation, education, economics and social development.
