Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2022 shows the Saudi men wearing traditional Arabic robes to perform the traditional dance during the first kingdom's founding day celebration events in High City of Abha, Saudi Arabia.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2022 shows the Saudi girls wearing traditional abaya and headwear to attend the first kingdom's founding day celebration events in Abha, Saudi Arabia.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday marked for the first time ever the kingdom's Founding Day almost three centuries ago.

Designated by Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in January, the Founding Day is to mark the day when Imam Muhammed bin Saud established the first Saudi state in the town of Diriyah, northwest of Riyadh, in 1727.

The occasion is celebrated with a host of cultural events across Saudi Arabia. 

The Turaif district, first capital of Saudis, in Diriyah was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.