The weather is getting cooler nowadays so I guess it’s time to get ready for some weekend roadtrip. How about heading 200 km northwest of Riyadh to see Ushaiger, one of the oldest towns of Na…

Alma'a is a name given to a tribe, at the same time to a city located on the western side of Asir region of South Arabia, at a distance of 45 km west of the city of Abha, Rijal Alma'a tribes are the largest tribes and the most popular in Tihama, with a population of one hundred and fifty thousand people.

Najran fortress. Najran's most outstanding monument, Najran Fort, has all the signature characteristics of the Asir region: mud-brick fortications, fairy-tale turrets, crenellations with whitewash flourishes and small windows suggesting more than they reveal. Throughout the fort (which was also a palace), superbly carved doors and window shutters open onto whitewashed rooms with ceilings supported by palm-trunk beams. Construction began in 1942 and the fort's 60 rooms were designed to form a self-sustaining complex - perhaps a reflection of the fact that Najran's new Saudi rulers had less than complete faith in the Imam of Yemen's renunciation of the claim to Najran. The fort fell out of everyday use in 1967, when Saudi-Yemeni relations stablised.

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Asir is the jewel in Saudi Arabia's crown with stunning natural wonders and distinctive cultural heritage. This region houses an enchanting stone, slate and mud-brick architecture.

Step back in time to see an ancient city. Houses for rich & poor - where would you live?Fortifications, palaces, walls, gates. And all-important sewage...

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