السياحة الأثرية في منطقة حائل: الآثار ورؤية حول استغلالها سياحيا

الملخص EN

Archaeological tourism has been placed as one of the most important pillars to achieve the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2020-2030 A.D).

and regareded as one of the major issue being contemplated as alternative to the oil economy.

thus, Saudi Arabia goveronment making great efforts to implement this idea.

one of the areas whereas archaeological and historical research revealed number of archaeological and heritage sites is the region of ha'il in northwest Saudi Arabia.

this region is characterized by the pularity of natural resources and diversity of archacological sites in chronology and cultres.

this study aims to highlight the cultural horizon of Ha'il by describing the archaeological sources in the region, including prehistoric sites, rock arts and ancient epigrapgy sites, and the archaeological sites related to the old pilgrimage rood (Darb Zubaydah).

as well as to raise forward ways about how to exploit them in the field of archaeotourism.

the study uses historical and descriptive research methods to determine the archaeological sites location, context and chronology.

and concluded that the region of Ha'il is rich in archaeological and historical sites, as well there are good infrasturture in its capital city and the other cities, which could help in the development of archaeotourism in the region.

the study recommended to the local community and the private sector, in order to play effective roles in the development of archacotourism in the region.