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Ancient Kingdoms Festival is back in AlUla with a program focused on heritage.

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RIYADH: AlUla, the iconic center of the Incense Road, has announced that tickets for this year's Ancient Kingdoms Festival, which kicks off on November 7, are now available for purchase. The festival offers a range of unique experiences situated among historical landmarks. According to an official statement, the festival, which is presented by AlUla Moments, is back this year with an incredible lineup of daytime discoveries, action-packed exploration, and theatrical after-dark journeys that are inspired by the ancient stories of AlUla and are performed by some of the best immersive experience creators in the world. Among the participating heritage sites are the mudbrick maze of AlUla's Old Town, which is regarded as one of the best tourist villages in the world; Wadi Al-Naam, a breathtaking valley filled with famous rock art; and the Nabataean city of Hegra, which was named Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the events is the "Incense Road Experien