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Taif Tourism Development Council Reviews Proposals
Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal chaired a meeting of the Taif Tourism Development Council on Saturday and reviewed various proposals aimed at making Taif one of the Kingdom’s leading tourism destinations. Prince Khaled said Taif is the number one tourist destination in the Kingdom, the Kingdom will do its best to meet Taif tourism requirements, and he urged the Taif Chamber of Commerce and Industry to use the cities tourism development opportunities. Prince Khaled said now is the time to execute various projects which have been studied over the years.
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