Asir saudi arabia

The houses in this area are sometimes painted in bright colors, as they are inside. The houses are made of mud, and to protect it from the rains, people put all along the walls some stones to let the water run out. The men and women have separate places to live inside. Animals are also kept inside. The huge walls are the best way to keep the cool temperature in summer time. At the top, there is a terrace. Abha area, Saudi Arabia © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Najran fort is said to date back to pre-Islamic times. The present fort dates only from 1942 but it does contain some of the most beautiful carved windows and doors, very colorful examples of this traditional Arabian art form. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Rijal Alma village. The whole village has been turned into a tourist attraction. Most of the people have left the old houses, mud or stones ones, mainly because they had an easier access to water in this area. The village of Rijal Almaa is located in the Tihama part of the Aseer (or Asir) Province. It is 45km west of the tourist city of Abha. The village is only 500 m from the main road that connects the city of Mahayel Aseer and Darb Bani Shubah. It is located near other tourist sights in…

The Asir region lies in the south-west of Saudi Arabia. ‘Asir’ means ‘difficult’ in Arabic, reflecting the challenge involved in crossing the mountains.

In the remote, mountainous region of 'Asir, where some settlements were only accessible by precarious rope ladders, women nurtured a 200-year-old interior design tradition.

Rijal Almaa is a traditional, centuries old village of multistorey, stone fortress houses. One of the houses has been beautifully restored and converted in the Almaa Museum. The five-storey façade spread across five conjoined buildings is extraordinary with its austere stone and clay offset by white-washed window frames. The interior's 19 rooms are crowded with almost 2000 exhibits, including household items, costumes, weaponry, jewellery and sacred texts, all from the local area.

Asir (or Aseer) village : Al khalaf stones village The Asir province is located in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, named after the confederation of clans of the same name. It shares a short border with Yemen and its capital is Abha. Asir region is situated on a high plateau that receives more rainfall than the rest of the country and contains the country's highest peaks, which rise to almost 3,000 metres at Jebel Sawdah near Abha. Though data is exceedingly sparse and unreliable, the average…

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Snake road, Asir, Saudi Arabia.