Religious tourism in Saudi Arabia varies, as it contains many attractions that attract millions of Muslims from all over the world, and religious tourism is considered the most important axes of the economy in the country, as Muslims come from all over the world to perform Hajj annually, in addition to performing Umrah throughout the year
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contains more than 6,300 archaeological, heritage and cultural sites, among them about 500 sites that were mentioned in ancient Arabic poetry, and about 400 sites that were mentioned in the biography of the Prophet, where Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah are considered among the most famous cities of religious tourism in Saudi Arabia, as they are home to invitation. Islam since ancient times.

The most important attractions of religious tourism in Saudi Arabia:
• The Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah: The Grand Mosque is considered the greatest mosque in Islam and the first of the two qiblas located in the heart of the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, as in the middle of it is the honorable shrine, which is the first house placed for people on the face of the earth to worship their Creator according to the Islamic belief, and Muslims perform their rituals of Hajj and Umrah and pray in it as it is specialized God Almighty, the Grand Mosque has many characteristics and advantages that distinguish it from other sanctities.

• The Prophet's Mosque in Medina:
The Prophet’s Mosque or the Prophet’s Sanctuary is one of the largest mosques in Islam and the second of the two qiblas after the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. It was built by the Prophet Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - after his migration to Medina in the year 1 AH, corresponding to 633 AD, after he built the Quba Mosque. The mosque played a major role in the political and social life of the Islamic state, as it served as a social center, a court, and a religious school. It also used to conduct many war talks, plan the Islamic state, and organize its economic and social affairs at the time of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace -. It is often visited by pilgrims and Umrah performers after performing the rituals of Hajj. And Umrah, as it is indispensable to pray in the green garden inside the Prophet’s Mosque, because of its great reward.

• Quba Mosque in Medina:
The Quba Mosque was the first mosque built in Islam and the largest mosque in Medina after the Prophet’s Mosque, as it has a great virtue, as it was mentioned in the words of the Prophet Muhammad: Whoever purifies himself in his house and then comes to the Quba Mosque and prays in it, he will have a reward like Umrah. Then Omar bin Abdulaziz, and the caliphs followed after him on its expansion and renovation of its building until the expansion work ended in 1407 AH, and the mosques of Quba Mosque reached 13,500 square meters with 4 minarets, and housing for imams and muezzins and a library is attached to it, and it will accommodate 20 thousand worshipers.

• The Kaaba in Mecca:
The Kaaba is the qiblah of Muslims in prayer and pilgrimage, and it is the first house placed for people on the face of the earth according to the Islamic belief, as Muslims believe that those who built the Kaaba are the angels, and that the Prophet Ibrahim was the one who raised the bases of the Kaaba with the help of his son Ismail, and when its construction was completed, God Almighty commanded our master Ibrahim, peace be upon him To announce to people that they make a pilgrimage to it, according to the Almighty’s saying: “And when Abraham lifted the foundations from the House, and Ishmael, our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” The Kaaba has been restored and rebuilt several times throughout history Quraish repaired it during the pre-Islamic era, then Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr, as well as Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf Al-Thaqafi, and the last restoration took place during the Ottoman Caliphate era. The Kaaba is characterized by its cubic shape, high building, 15 meters high, and the length of the side that contains its door is about 12 meters, as well as the one opposite it, and the side that contains the gutter and the one opposite it is about 10 meters long.

• Qiblatain Mosque in Medina:
This is the place that God Almighty commanded his Prophet Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - to change the direction of the qiblah to the honorable Kaaba. The history of this mosque dates back to 623 AD and it has been restored and renovated several times throughout history.

• Jabal Arafa:
Jabal Arafa is located on the road between Makkah and Taif, 22 km from Makkah, and its importance stems from the performance of one of the rituals of Hajj by pilgrims on the day of Arafah, the ninth day of The-Hijjah, which precedes the Day of Sacrifice. . Jabal Arafa reaches a height of 300 meters and is surrounded by an arc of mountains. It also has many names, the most important of which are Jabal Al-Rahma, Jabal Al Thabit, and Jabal Elal.

Al-Rahma Mosque in Jeddah: 

The Al-Rahma Mosque is located on the Jeddah Corniche on the coast of the Red Sea. It is characterized by the fact that it appears to be floating on the sea at high tide. It was designed in the traditional Islamic architectural style with modern decorations, with a bright white minaret with a turquoise dome. On the ground level, a panoramic view of the sea, which increases the worshipers' feeling that the mosque is floating on the sea