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Image attribution: Photograph from the 'Hegra After Dark' experience of AlUla Season 2023 — Source: Balich Wonder Studio, project page 'ALULA SEASON | Hegra After Dark': https://www.balichwonderstudio.com/brand-experiences/brand-events/hegra-after-dark/ — original image: https://www.balichwonderstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alula-season-2023-hegra-after-dark-entrance-light-sunset.jpg . Rights: © Balich Wonder Studio — all rights reserved. Modified: cropped to a 1920×672 horizontal band from the centre (slight upscale from 1800 to 1920 px) to fit the article cover; no text, element or mark added. / صورة من فعالية «الحِجر بعد الغروب» (Hegra After Dark) ضمن «موسم العلا» 2023 — المصدر: Balich Wonder Studio، صفحة المشروع «ALULA SEASON | Hegra After Dark»: https://www.balichwonderstudio.com/brand-experiences/brand-events/hegra-after-dark/ — والصورة الأصلية: https://www.balichwonderstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alula-season-2023-hegra-after-dark-entrance-light-sunset.jpg . الحقوق: © Balich Wonder Studio — جميع الحقوق محفوظة. التعديل: قُصّت الصورة إلى شريط أفقي 1920×672 من وسطها (بتكبير نسبي بسيط من 1800 إلى 1920 بكسل) لتناسب غلاف المقالة، دون إضافة أي نص أو عنصر أو علامة. · License: © Balich Wonder Studio — جميع الحقوق محفوظة (لا رخصة مفتوحة معلنة؛ المصدر صفحة الفعالية الرسمية)
2018–2026

AlUla Season

AlUla Season is a tourism and cultural season in AlUla Governorate in north-western Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Saudi Seasons initiative and its most prominent event is the Winter at Tantora festival, organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla.

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Image attribution: سعوديبيديا (وزارة الإعلام) — صورة غلاف مقالة «موسم الدرعية»؛ عُدِّلت (قصّ إلى 1920×672) لتناسب غلاف المقالة · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام (سعوديبيديا) — استخدام مع الإسناد
2019–2026

Diriyah Season

Diriyah Season is a cultural and entertainment season held in Diriyah Governorate in the Riyadh region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, part of the Saudi Seasons initiative, whose first edition launched in 2019.

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Image attribution: Project visual issued by the official King Salman Park account — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, file "KSP Landscape.jpg"; modified (scaled and cropped to 1920×672 to fit the article cover) / تصميم المشروع الصادر عن الحساب الرسمي لحديقة الملك سلمان — رخصة CC BY-SA 2.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «KSP Landscape.jpg»؛ عُدِّلت (تصغير وتقصيص إلى 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة) · License: CC BY-SA 2.0
2019–2026

King Salman Park

King Salman Park is a major urban project in the heart of the city of Riyadh, covering more than 16 square kilometres and considered the largest city park in the world. It was launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on 12 Rajab 1440 AH, corresponding to 19 March 2019, within the Four Major Riyadh Projects, and is overseen by the King Salman Park Foundation.

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Image attribution: Saudi Press Agency (SPA) via the Saudi Photos Hub — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, file “Jeddah Waterfront, Western Saudi Arabia (2026).jpg” (official source page: https://cc.spa.gov.sa/en/news/2644745). Modified: converted to WebP and scaled and cropped to 1920×672 to fit the article cover. / وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس) عبر منصّة الصور السعودية (Saudi Photos Hub) — رخصة CC BY-SA 4.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «Jeddah Waterfront, Western Saudi Arabia (2026).jpg» (صفحة المصدر الرسمية: https://cc.spa.gov.sa/en/news/2644745). عُدِّلت: حُوِّلت إلى WebP وقُصّت وتم تحجيمها إلى 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة. · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2012–2026

Jeddah Waterfront

Jeddah Waterfront is a tourist destination on the Red Sea coast in Jeddah Governorate, made up of seven varied plazas extending 4500 metres from An-Nawras Roundabout to Jaber bin Al-Harith Street over an area of about 730,000 square metres. It opened in 2017 and took the name "Roshn Waterfront" in 2022, and more than 55 million visitors come to it each year.

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Image attribution: Photograph of the Promenade destination within the Sports Boulevard project in Riyadh — Saudipedia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Media), image gallery of the article "المسار الرياضي": https://saudipedia.com/المسار-الرياضي (original file: https://saudipedia.com/var/site/storage/images/0/2/0/7/3977020-1-ara-SA/6f2525aaa488-205950.jpg). Copyright reserved to the Ministry of Media 2026; used here for visual documentation with no claim of ownership. Cropped to 1920×672, no upscaling, no retouching. / صورة فوتوغرافية لوجهة البرومينيد ضمن مشروع المسار الرياضي في مدينة الرياض — سعوديبيديا (المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الإعلام)، معرض صور مقالة «المسار الرياضي»: https://saudipedia.com/المسار-الرياضي (رابط الملف الأصلي: https://saudipedia.com/var/site/storage/images/0/2/0/7/3977020-1-ara-SA/6f2525aaa488-205950.jpg). حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام 2026؛ تُستعمل هنا للتوثيق البصري بلا ادّعاء ملكية. عُدّلت الصورة بقصّ إلى 1920×672 دون تكبير ولا تنقيح. · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام — سعوديبيديا (نُشرت بإذن الاستعمال التحريري، لا رخصة مفتوحة)
2019–2026

Sports Boulevard

Sports Boulevard is an urban sports project in the city of Riyadh launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on 19 March 2019, and overseen by the Sports Boulevard Foundation, chaired by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. It extends more than 135 km between Wadi Hanifah in the west and Wadi Al-Sulai in the east along Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road.

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Image attribution: Official image of the New Murabba project — taken from the «المربع الجديد» page on Saudipedia (saudipedia.com); copyright reserved to the Ministry of Media, 2026. Page: https://saudipedia.com/المربع-الجديد — cropped to 1920×672 for the article cover, no upscaling, no retouching. / الصورة الرسمية لمشروع المربع الجديد (New Murabba) — مأخوذة من صفحة «المربع الجديد» على سعوديبيديا (saudipedia.com)، حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام، 2026. رابط الصفحة: https://saudipedia.com/المربع-الجديد — عُدّلت بقصّ إلى 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة دون تكبير ولا تنقيح. · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام (سعوديبيديا) 2026
2023–2026

New Murabba

New Murabba is a contemporary urban project in the city of Riyadh, being developed as the world's largest modern downtown and bringing together housing, work, leisure and culture. It was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on 16 February 2023, and is being developed by New Murabba Development Company.

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Image attribution: Saudipedia (Saudi digital encyclopedia) — photo captioned 'Entrance of the Exhibition of the Architecture of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah'; copyright reserved to the Saudi Ministry of Media 2026. Modified: cropped and resized to 1920×672 for the article cover. / سعوديبيديا (الموسوعة السعودية الرقمية) — صورة «مدخل معرض عمارة الحرمين الشريفين في مكة»، حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام 2026. عُدّلت: قُصّت وأُعيد تحجيمها إلى 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة. · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام 2026 (جميع الحقوق محفوظة — سعوديبيديا)
1419هـ — الحاضر

Exhibition of the Architecture of the Two Holy Mosques

The Exhibition of the Architecture of the Two Holy Mosques is a permanent exhibition in Makkah established by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in 1420 AH, displaying the collections of the Two Holy Mosques, their architectural elements and rare photographs that tell the story of their architecture across the ages. It is built on an area of 1,200 square metres and consists of seven halls containing two models of the Two Holy Mosques and a collection of Qurans, manuscripts, artefacts and dated collections.

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Image attribution: Saudipedia — the Saudi encyclopedia (Ministry of Media), the topic-page image (og:image) of «جزيرة تاروت» (Tarout Island): https://saudipedia.com/var/site/storage/images/4/5/1/0/4620154-1-ara-SA/033a58fb427e-59378.jpg . Original 1280×800; horizontally cropped to 1920×672 to fit the article cover. / سعوديبيديا — الموسوعة السعودية (وزارة الإعلام)، الصورة المرفقة بصفحة الموضوع «جزيرة تاروت» (og:image): https://saudipedia.com/var/site/storage/images/4/5/1/0/4620154-1-ara-SA/033a58fb427e-59378.jpg . الأصل 1280×800؛ اعتُمد منها قصٌّ أفقي إلى 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة. · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام (سعوديبيديا)
أكثر من 5000 سنة قبل الميلاد — 1448هـ/2026م

Tarout Island

Tarout Island is a Saudi island in Qatif Governorate in the Eastern Province and the fourth-largest island in the Arabian Gulf, containing Tarout Castle, the town of Darin and more than 11 heritage sites. Its development direction was approved in 1444 AH/2022 with an estimated budget of 2,644,000,000 riyals, within more than 19 quality initiatives that aim to raise the number of tourists to 1.36 million by 2030.

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Image attribution: Hamza A. Durrani — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; modified: fitted to a 1920×672 cover on a soft cream background, image itself uncropped and not enlarged (source: File:Kingdom Centre Riyadh 2024.jpeg) / Hamza A. Durrani — Wikimedia Commons، رخصة CC BY-SA 4.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز؛ عُدِّلت الصورة بتجهيز غلاف 1920×672 على خلفية كريمية مموّهة دون قص لأي جزء من الصورة (المصدر: File:Kingdom Centre Riyadh 2024.jpeg) · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2015–2023

Kingdom Centre

Kingdom Centre is a landmark in the centre of the city of Riyadh and one of the capital's most prominent landmarks, a distinctive icon of the urban character of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has hosted artworks and celebratory illuminations, most notably the work “The Moving Star”, which set a world record in the Guinness Book of Records, and on 30 May 2023 a project to raise its energy efficiency began.

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