647
Caliph Uthman makes Jeddah the port for pilgrims to Mecca; the walled town that becomes Al Balad grows around the landing Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
1517
The wall of Jeddah holds against a Portuguese siege Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
1872
Omar Nasseef Effendi, governor and merchant, begins Bayt Nassif on Souq Al Alawi; it is finished in 1881 Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
1925
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud enters Jeddah in December and takes Bayt Nassif as his residence for about ten years Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
1970
Merchants leave Al Balad for the new districts along the coast; the coral tower houses begin to fail Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
1975
Muhammad Nassif turns the house into a private library of 16,000 books, open to anyone who calls on him Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2010
At-Turaif, the mud-brick citadel where the first Saudi state was founded, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List Diriyah, Riyadh
2014
Historic Jeddah, Al Balad, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2014
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah, is inscribed by UNESCO — 650 historic buildings, 36 mosques and five souqs Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2018
A royal decree creates the Jeddah Historic District Programme with its own budget Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2018
Saudi Arabia's PIF forms the Boutique Group to convert palaces and historic buildings into hotels Boutique Group, Saudi Arabia
2019
The restoration of 56 buildings is announced, the first stage at $13.3m Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2019
Six reserves are declared across AlUla, Sharaan among them, covering 12,160 km² Sharaan National Park
2021
Our Habitas opens at AlUla, built to be dismantled without trace
2022
Diriyah opens At-Turaif and Bujairi Terrace — a district built low-rise, in the Najdi vernacular, and laid out to be walked Diriyah, Riyadh
2022
Banyan Tree AlUla opens in the Ashar valley
2024
Three restored coral houses — Jokhdar, Al-Rayyis and Kedwan — open as heritage hotels in Al Balad Souq Al Alawi, Al Balad
2024
Jokhdar, Al-Rayyis and Kedwan open as heritage hotels in restored coral houses at Al Balad
2024
claimed Sharaan by Jean Nouvel is cut into the sandstone at AlUla ⚑ opening announced
2024
Desert Rock opens in Saudi Arabia, cut into a mountain by Oppenheim
Every event names at least one entry in the register. The same events appear in the Library’s whole chronology at History, and the entries themselves at Saudi Arabia.