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Cairo Nights: New Cultural Hub for Jeddah Season 2024

Cairo Nights zone in the City Walk attracts visitors to Jeddah Season 2024. SPA
Cairo Nights zone in the City Walk attracts visitors to Jeddah Season 2024. SPA
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Cairo Nights: New Cultural Hub for Jeddah Season 2024

Cairo Nights zone in the City Walk attracts visitors to Jeddah Season 2024. SPA
Cairo Nights zone in the City Walk attracts visitors to Jeddah Season 2024. SPA

The Cairo Nights zone in the City Walk attracted visitors to Jeddah Season 2024, offering a unique experience that blended heritage, entertainment, and cultural events, reflecting the beauty and authenticity of the ancient Egyptian civilization, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Visitors feel they are in the heart of Old Cairo, where bustling markets, vibrant entertainment, bright colors, and architectural designs embody the authenticity and beauty of Egyptian heritage, while in the background are the voices of craftsmen who display their skills in manufacturing handmade products, SPA said.
Cairo Nights immerses visitors in the ambiance of authentic Egyptian streets, allowing them to savor traditional foods and beverages while enjoying live theatrical performances.
The zone strengthens cultural ties between the Kingdom and Egypt. Embodying Egypt's identity, history, and heritage, it is a distinctive and valuable addition to Jeddah's entertainment and tourism landscape.

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Italy's Ancient Roman Appian Way Included in UNESCO World Heritage List

A man jogs on the ancient roman Appian Way in Rome, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP)
A man jogs on the ancient roman Appian Way in Rome, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP)
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Italy's Ancient Roman Appian Way Included in UNESCO World Heritage List

A man jogs on the ancient roman Appian Way in Rome, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP)
A man jogs on the ancient roman Appian Way in Rome, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP)

Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list.

At more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) long, the Appian Way, known as the “Queen of Roads,” is the oldest and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans from 312 B.C.

The Appian Way marked a revolution in road construction, quickly becoming the most important roadway connecting Rome with the southern part of the peninsula.

This strategic corridor ensured access in all weather conditions and allowed Roman legions swift and unchallenged conquests.

The bid for its inclusion in the UNESCO heritage list, prepared by Italy’s Culture ministry, was declared successful during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, taking place in New Delhi.

“It was originally conceived as a strategic road for military conquest, advancing towards the East and Asia Minor,” UNESCO said. “The Via Appia later enabled the cities it connected to grow and new settlements emerged, facilitating agricultural production and trade.”

The road, composed of 22 parts, is an ensemble of engineering works, illustrating “the advanced technical skill of Roman engineers in the construction of roads, civil engineering projects, infrastructure and sweeping land reclamation works, as well as a vast series of monumental structures,” UNESCO added.

Nowadays, the ancient Appian Way is not only a big open-air museum started in the 1800s, but also an immense green area, a place where Romans and tourists go for leisure time, biking, hiking and visiting monuments. The whole area is a protected archaeological park.