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The mud-and-straw buildings of Diriyah, a Unesco World Heritage Site outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the kingdom is developing a tourism complex that will include luxury hotels, restaurants, museums, a racetrack and a golf course. Photo Credit: TW photo by Arnie Weissmann

Jerry Inzerillo, CEO of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, being interviewed by Travel Weekly editor in chief Arnie Weissmann in the hours before the project was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Saudi Arabia's king and its crown prince. Photo Credit: Sean C. Kelly

One of the restored buildings in Diriyah. Saudi artisans were commissioned to reconstruct buildings to standards that Diriyah Gate Development Authority CEO Jerry Inzerillo said were stricter than those of UNESCO. Photo Credit: TW photo by Arnie Weissmann

During the inauguration of Diriyah, these ''props'' were used to recreate Saudi traditional music and crafts. Photo Credit: TW photo by Arnie Weissmann

Sunrise over buildings not yet fully restored in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Diriyah. Photo Credit: TW photo by Arnie Weissmann

Dressed for a desert photo shoot, a social media influencer poses for her photographers in the desert outside Riyadh. Photo Credit: TW photo by Arnie Weissmann