AlUla and Arab documentary heritage in numbers

Key statistics and figures on AlUla and the MoW Programme.
300
Lihyanite and early Arabic inscriptions

are embedded on the rocks of AlUla鈥檚 Jabal Ikmah

$2.6 million
mobilized by RCU

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is financing this project

3%
of inscriptions on the MoW Register are from Arab States

We鈥檙e working to raise that figure and support the Arab world鈥檚 documentary heritage

4, 11, 16
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The project is targeting SDGs in education, sustainable development, and inclusive societies

644 CE
or 24 Hegrah

The oldest dated Arabic Islamic inscription, Naqsh Zuhair, was etched into AlUla's rocks

1992
Establishment of UNESCO's MoW Programme

to facilitate preservation, access and awareness of the world鈥檚 documentary heritage

94
National MoW Committees established by Member States

Enabling better preservation of and access to documentary heritage

36 months
of MoW project implementation

UNESCO's MoW will carry out the project's first phase over the course of three years

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