The Office of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) in the Asir region has recorded the findings of 19 new archaeological sites on the National Antiquities Register.

The Office’s Director Mohammed Al-Umrah said the archaeological discoveries bring the total number of registered archaeological sites in the region to 214.

The new archaeological sites depict pre-Islamic and early Islam eras and were found in the three archaeological provinces of Bisha, Tathlith, and Balqarn.