The northwestern coastal city of Haql in the Tabuk region offers breathtaking scenery, turquoise waters, white sand beaches surrounded by mountains, colored coral reefs and a charming climate, giving visitors a fun and relaxing experience, as well as offering enjoyable maritime activities.
Beaches in Haql have become a big tourist attraction since the Saudi Tourism Authority launched the Saudi Summer Program on June 24. The program is running until Sept. 30 across 11 destinations, including Tabuk, offering more than 500 experiences, packages and tourist activities through more than 250 private sector partners.
The Haql beaches are a prime location for diverse maritime activities such as rafting, swimming and diving in the turquoise waters of the Sultaniyah beach, situated about 42 kilometers south of Haql city.
You can also visit the beach of Al-Wasl island, which is renowned for its pristine nature, and go in scuba gear to look at the city’s most important feature, the shipwreck of Georgios G. Also known as the “Saudi Titanic,” this is a cargo ship that sank near the city in 1978 and lies partially submerged in the Red Sea.
Parks are another great experience for tourists in Haql. The Palm Garden, which provides marvelous views of the Gulf of Aqaba and the surrounding areas, abounds with palm trees and is a great place for family trips.
The city is also home to Prince Fahd bin Sultan Maritime Garden, which offers exquisite scenery with its aqueducts, green spaces, pedestrian walkways and children’s play areas. Finally, the Umm Anam Park has excellent beaches for diving and swimming, making the city of Haql a tourist experience that is fun for all members of the family.
ThePlace: Why Saudi Arabia’s Haql beaches are a must-see
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ThePlace: Why Saudi Arabia’s Haql beaches are a must-see
- The Palm Garden, which provides marvelous views of the Gulf of Aqaba and the surrounding areas, abounds with palm trees and is a great place for family trips
Saudi kitchen to provide 24,000 daily meals to Palestinians in Gaza
- The kitchen plans to produce 3,600,000 meals to Palestinians in central Gaza and to enable the employment of 40 local workers
- Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of KSrelief, said that 90 percent of Gaza’s population is below the poverty line, lacking access to food, water, and medicine
RIYADH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, also known as KSrelief, established a central kitchen in the Gaza Strip to support the Palestinian people as part of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian efforts.
The Saudi kitchen has begun providing 24,000 daily hot meals since the start of Ramadan last week for Palestinians in the central Gaza towns of Deir Al-Balah and Al-Qarara.
The initiative is part of the Saudi Popular Campaign for the Relief of the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage.
At the end of the initiative period, the kitchen will have produced and distributed 3,600,000 meals to Palestinians in central Gaza and enabled the employment of 40 local workers, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of KSrelief, told SPA that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is “one of the largest crises in the history of humanity.”
He highlighted that Palestinians are facing displacement and urgent humanitarian needs, with 90 percent of Gaza’s population below the poverty line, lacking access to food, water, medicine, and necessities for children and infants.
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to launch an air bridge, as well as sea and land convoys, sending aid to Gaza via over 80 planes and dozens of vessels, through the Jordanian and Egyptian crossings.
Dr. Al-Rabeeah noted that KSrelief used airdrops to deliver aid to Gaza after October 2023, when other means were not possible, the SPA added.
He said the Saudi kitchen will serve over 36,000 families and described it as “the largest central kitchen available for a group of displaced people.”
