AL-AHSA: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to revamp, protect and document 900 ancient mosques in the Kingdom.
Representatives from the SCTNH and the ministry held a meeting recently in Riyadh to outline details of the program. Mashari Al-Naim, general supervisor of the SCTNH’s Architectural Heritage Center, said the body’s President Prince Sultan bin Salman and the Minister of Islamic Affairs Saleh Al-Asheikh, would oversee the projects personally.
The agreement would include recording the history of these ancient buildings. The SCTNH and the Al-Turath Heritage Foundation announced last November that they had restored 21 mosques around the country.
900 ancient mosques to be revamped
900 ancient mosques to be revamped
