The Perak government is confident that the Lenggong Valley will soon be listed as a World Heritage Site by the Unites Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Malaysia submitted the nomination for Lenggong Valley on Jan 31 last year and the results is expected to be known after the UNESCO convention in Africa.
Kelantan wants to cooperate with Perak to attract tourists to the two states in line with this year's Visit Kelantan Year and Visit Perak Year.
Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, chairman of the State Government's Tourism and Culture Committee hoped that the cooperation would enable Kelantan to meet the target of six million tourist arrivals.
D.Y.M.M. Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir graced the opening ceremony of the Kompleks Al-Sa'adah.
The concept of its architecture is a combination of the Xian Mosque, which has a courtyard and pavilion with an adaptation of the characteristics and beliefs of the Muslim community. The ‘mihrab’ was designed by Muslim Chinese calligrapher from Beijing while the area of priests is from Uzbekistan.
The year 2011 is coming to a close. For ITC, it has been an eventful year with events such as Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Fair (KLIIF), ITC Hari Raya Open House, Third Country Seminar on Community-based Tourism/TICAD IV Follow UP in collaboration with JICA, and MTCP training course: Developing Strategies for Islamic Tourism Marketing and Promotion. We are pleased that we have developed meaningful relationships with the Islamic foreign missions in Kuala Lumpur, where we have attended many national day celebrations organized by these missions. In the process we have been able to create more awareness on Islamic Tourism and the Centre... read more
DEFINITION OF ISLAMIC TOURISM
ITC says: Islamic Tourism is defined as a sphere of interest or industry or activity that is related to travel to explore Islamic history, arts, culture and heritage and to experience the Islamic way of life.
