{"id":48616,"date":"2023-02-17T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-that-you-need-to-know-about-the-founding-day-before-heading-out-for-the-festivities\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:09:15","slug":"heres-everything-that-you-need-to-know-about-the-founding-day-before-heading-out-for-the-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-that-you-need-to-know-about-the-founding-day-before-heading-out-for-the-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Everything That You Need To Know About The Founding Day Before Heading Out For The Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone’s excited for the four-day vacation they get, courtesy of the government and some private sector employers, but do you know what the day is about? You probably know the background of the Saudi National Day, but what about the Founding Day? Maybe not? Well, the kingdom just started officially celebrating it last year, so it\u2019s fully understandable.<\/p>\n

Initially, historians traced the foundations of the Saudi state back to 1744. However, new research indicates that it actually predates that date by 17 years.<\/h2>\n

There is little question that the events of 1744, the year in which Imam Mohammed ibn Saud of Diriyah gave Sheikh Mohammed ibn Abdulwahhab, a religious reformer, asylum, were of enormous significance. But Imam Mohammed ibn Saud ascended to the throne in 1727.<\/p>\n

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#DYK<\/a> ? In this \u2018Carte de Dreiye,\u2019 the oldest-known map of #Diriyah<\/a>, drawn by Joseph Rousseau, a French diplomat in 1808, the historic UNESCO-listed district of At-Turaif on the Wadi Hanifah is recorded as \u2018El Tereif.\u2019#SaudiFoundingDay<\/a> #FranceKSA<\/a> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 pic.twitter.com\/O16JN0rMdp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ludovic Pouille (@ludovic_pouille) February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n