Jeddah Celebrates Founding Day 2025 with Photo Exhibition
The photography exhibition has showcased 40 artworks reflecting the history of the Kingdom, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Jeddah Celebrates Founding Day 2025 with Photo Exhibition
The exhibition highlighted the participation of 40 photographers who exerted efforts to document traditional costumes across the regions of the Kingdom.
Furthermore, they took distinctive shots for old palaces and houses, paintings of horses and swords, and various aspects of people's lives in the past. Jeddah Celebrates Founding Day 2025 with Photo Exhibition
On February 22, Saudi Arabia began the Founding Day celebrations to commemorate the establishment of the First Saudi State in 1727 by Imam Muhammad bin Saud.
The Kingdom's regions have been organizing a vast array of exciting activities and events to highlight the Saudi national heritage and rich history. Jeddah Celebrates Founding Day 2025 with Photo Exhibition
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