After successful cooperation between the 15 Arab countries under the leadership of Saudi Arabia and under the control of the Organization on Education, Culture and Science League of Arab States, Arabic calligraphy was officially added to the Representative List of Into-Merial Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. In addition to the importance of use in religious texts, calligraphy played a decisive role in the development of Arabic language throughout history. For centuries, he contributed to the transfer and distribution of Arab culture, customs and religious values, reports islam.ru.
Calligraphy remains extremely popular and is still used by artists and designers in a variety of media, including paintings, sculptures, and even graffiti.
The visitors of the kingdom can see the early forms of Arabic text in the ancient inscriptions, preserved in historical places, such as UNESCO World Heritage sites in Al-Deh and Bir-Him not far from Nazhran.
Commenting on the announcement of UNESCO, Culture Minister Saudi Arabia Prince Bad Bin Abdulla Bin Farchhan said: “During the 2020 and 2021, the Ministry of Culture worked on the preservation of this important type of art until the year of Arabic calligraphy, which further strengthened the position of the Kingdom as the Global Center for Arab calligraphy and art. “