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Although most tourism in Saudi Arabia still largely involves religious pilgrimages, there is growth in the leisure tourism sector. According to the World Bank, approximately 54.3 million people visited Saudi Arabia in 2012, making it the world’s 19th-most-visited country.〔(Tourism in Saudi Arabia: Wish you were here ), economist.com.〕 Potential tourist areas include the Hijaz and Sarawat Mountains, Red Sea diving and a number of ancient ruins. In December 2013, Saudi Arabia announced its intention to begin issuing tourist visas for the first time in its history. Council of Ministers entrusted the Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities with visa issuing on the basis of certain regulations approved by the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tourist visas to be introduced )〕 ==Museums== * The National Heritage and History Museum in Riyadh * Museum of Buraidah * Dammam Historical Museum (Arabic: متحف الدمام الإقليمي ) * Dammam Public Library * Dhahran Exhibition Centre (Arabic: مركز معارض الظهران) * Folk Village * National Museum Dammam National Museum is located on the 4th floor of the Dammam Public Library, opposite the Muhammad bin Fahd Stadium on the cross lane from the Dammam-Khobar Highway in Al Toubaishi district. A must for visitors to the region, the museum focuses on the country's history, culture, and inhabitants through displays of relics and remnants of handicrafts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tourism in Saudi Arabia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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