Governor of Asir Region Announces Launch of Saudi Summer 2024 Program

Asir Summer includes numerous entertainment, cultural, and sporting activities designed to fully exploit the region's potential. - SPA
Asir Summer includes numerous entertainment, cultural, and sporting activities designed to fully exploit the region's potential. - SPA
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Governor of Asir Region Announces Launch of Saudi Summer 2024 Program

Asir Summer includes numerous entertainment, cultural, and sporting activities designed to fully exploit the region's potential. - SPA
Asir Summer includes numerous entertainment, cultural, and sporting activities designed to fully exploit the region's potential. - SPA

The Governor of Asir Region and Chairman of its Development Authority, Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, announced the launch of this year's Asir summer season activities as a part of the Saudi Summer 2024 program.

The program will start in early July under the supervision of the Asir Region Development Authority and with the support of the Ministry of Tourism, the Saudi Tourism Authority, and the General Entertainment Authority, SPA reported.
Prince Turki expressed his deep gratitude for the participation of both government and private sectors in launching this season, acknowledging their fundamental contributions to making it a success and introducing new activities to the tourism map.
Asir Summer includes numerous entertainment, cultural, and sporting activities designed to fully exploit the region's potential. The Asir Region Development Authority has prepared and activated these activities for visitors, including concerts in a theater with a capacity of more than 16,000 seats. The most prominent male and female artists in the Arab world will perform from July 5 to August 16. The event also features several accompanying activities, such as circus performances, and comedy shows.



Holy Kaaba ‘Kiswa’ Cover Is Replaced in Annual Tradition

The installed Kiswa weighs around 1,350 kilograms and is 14 meters high, (SPA)
The installed Kiswa weighs around 1,350 kilograms and is 14 meters high, (SPA)
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Holy Kaaba ‘Kiswa’ Cover Is Replaced in Annual Tradition

The installed Kiswa weighs around 1,350 kilograms and is 14 meters high, (SPA)
The installed Kiswa weighs around 1,350 kilograms and is 14 meters high, (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque adorned on Sunday the holy Kaaba in Makkah with a new cover, or Kiswa.

Replacing the Kiswa is an annual tradition. A team from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa, consisting of 159 craftsmen, carried out the operation.

A team from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa, consisting of 159 craftsmen, carried out the operation. (SPA)

The installed Kiswa, weighing around 1,350 kilograms and standing 14 meters high, consists of four separate sides and a door curtain. The belt was aligned in a straight line along the four sides and sewn into place.

The Kiswa is made of around 1,000 kilograms of raw silk, dyed black within the complex, 120 kilograms of gold threads, and 100 kilograms of silver threads. The Kiswa belt consists of 16 pieces, along with seven pieces below the belt.

Replacing the Kiswa is an annual tradition. (SPA)

The King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa employs around 200 craftsmen and administrators.

The complex includes several departments: dyeing and automated weaving, hand weaving, printing, belt-making, gilding, sewing, and assembly of the Kiswa.

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque adorned on Sunday the holy Kaaba in Makkah with a new cover. (SPA)

It houses the world's largest sewing machine, measuring 16 meters, and operating with computerized systems. Additionally, there are supporting departments such as the laboratory, administrative services, quality control, public relations, health services for workers, and occupational safety.