00:00And I'm wondering what makes Derea uniquely positioned compared to, say, other cultural heritage hubs around the world.
00:07Is there any way you'd compare Derea to?
00:10Yes. Well, you see, the beautiful thing is that Derea is authentic.
00:14So Derea is not a modern city of 20, 30, 40, 50 years.
00:18It's not an Orlando, Florida, which is great, but it's pop culture.
00:23It's not a Las Vegas, right?
00:25It's not a Dubai, and our brothers and sisters from the Emirates do a great job.
00:30With 300 years of culture, of storytelling, of the demonstration of beautiful music, beautiful dance, beautiful food, beautiful costuming, in
00:42an authentic setup, right?
00:44So when people come, it is uniquely Saudi.
00:48It is uniquely Derea.
00:49That's why we say there's only one Derea.
00:52Now, look what historical Vienna is now.
00:56Wonderful.
00:57Look at Florence.
00:58Wonderful.
00:59Even look at Marrakesh.
01:01That's what Derea is meant to be.
01:03Walkable, organic, very pedestrian-friendly, have people outdoors.
01:08We planted 6.5 million trees, shrubs, and bushes.
01:12On a weekend now, you have thousands of people in the Wadi with their families on bicycles, on horses, jogging,
01:21walking.
01:22It is the most beautiful thing to see the society happy.
01:27One other thing that nobody knows about, a little tiny detail, and maybe unimportant, but important to me.
01:33When I came here eight years ago, in the Wadi, I never saw a single bird.
01:40A bird, right?
01:41Why is that important?
01:43You go into the Wadi now, there are thousands of birds.
01:47So you hear the music of the birds, but they were there.
01:51You know why?
01:51Because now you have millions of trees and shrubs and bushes.
01:55The ecosystem is beautiful.
01:58This is all part of his role, Highness Crown Prince's vision of quality of life.
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