Friday, April 29, 2011

Exotic Village in Abha City

Other tourist destinations in Saudi Arabia is the city of Abha. This area is a regional administrative center and capital of Asir Province. Abha is located in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This region is surrounded by mountains, valleys and fertile plains. The climate is moderate, sometimes heavy rain, and sometimes hot. Abha also often covered with clouds and surrounded by dense forest.

Located at an altitude of 2270 meters above sea level, the mountains are tourist sites pavorit for all people in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

One of the greatest attributes of Abha is a moderate temperature and climate throughout the year. Summer in the Abha feels more comfortable than in other areas of the country. Rainfall in Abha is quite high, decorated with green grass and high plains agriculture.
In the days of ancient Egypt, the region is known as the land of spices and incense. The tourists are usually very interested in the village of Al-Miftaha art at King King Fahd Cultural Center. Here they find works of art painter and sculptor Arabia. Also available archaeological goods, crafts, local honey, woven products and souvenirs.

Included in the Abha region is famous archeological palace "Shada", explored since 1250 H (1927 AD), which contains a variety of archaeological artifacts. Shada is the office and official residence of the governors of King Abdul Aziz. Once restored, the area was reopened as a museum in 1987.

Village houses in Abha made of stone and mud built the traditional way. Some houses even more than 300 years old and still inhabited today. Gradient thin layer of each house to another to give the impression that the whole place is like a truncated pyramid.

Usually of stone building foundations. The houses are built like a shelf that overlap, the vertical line as a guide rain, to keep the rain does not wet the wall and drown the building. On every hill there is a supervisor from the stone tower that was built centuries ago to monitor the movements of the attackers.

Markets in Abha every day presents busy, noisy with activity and busy people. Residents mutual bargaining fruits, vegetables, beans and other goods description. Local crafts in Abha is ornate silver Bedouin jewelry and woven-wicker basket handmade.

In the last 20 years this region more accessible, thanks to the development of infrastructure and the direct flights linking Abha to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran.

Abha has a modern airport and more than 56 gardens are always open to the public. Besides beautiful scenery, surrounded by mountains of Asir geography has allowed the development of four cable car system linking the various resorts and hotels, including; rides atop cliffs Al-Sooda and Al-Habala, a suburb of lakes and mountains of Thera.

Endowed with a spectacular mountain scenery, cool climate, fertile soil and adequate rainfall, Abha transformed into a very attractive tourist destination. As one of the areas with the densest population in the Arabian Peninsula, a long history of Abha has produced a rich cultural heritage and presents a colorful mosaic of the transformation of architecture and tradition.

Abha had been beautified and beautifying themselves to accept tourists. In the city center has been established some five star hotels, tourist villas complete and motel nan fashionable. Visitors can spend their time with a walk in the park atmosphere of the mountains in the middle of Arab hospitality.

Source:www.republika.co.id

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