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Saudi Literature Commission Invites Visitors to Register for Almadinah Book Fair via ‘Discover Culture’ Platform

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Saudi Literature Commission Invites Visitors to Register for Almadinah Book Fair via ‘Discover Culture’ Platform

The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission logo
The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission logo

The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission has invited visitors to register online to obtain free entry tickets for the Almadinah Book Fair 2024, organized by the commission from July 30 to August 5, behind the King Salman International Convention Center.
Visitors can register through the Kingdom's cultural events platform, "Discover Culture," affiliated with the Ministry of Culture.

The online registration feature allows visitors to receive a QR code through a confirmation email, enabling them to quickly enter the fair and attend various events.
The third edition of the Almadinah Book Fair will commence with the participation of more than 300 Arab and international publishing houses and agencies distributed across more than 200 booths. The fair features an extensive cultural program, including numerous activities and intellectual events such as panel discussions, workshops, and poetry evenings.

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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.