Al Bahah Province is the smallest of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia with an area of 15,000 square kilometers. The capital of the province is Al Bahah. Situated in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah has an enchanting natural beauty with valleys, plains, mountains, waterfalls, forests and a coastal plain (Tihama). The mountain …
One of the unspoiled wilderness in the Kingdom, the Asir National Park is the first national park in Saudi Arabia with an area of around 1,600 square kilometers. An abode of over 300 species of birds, the park was opened during the last quarter of 1980. 67 campsites and 45 picnic sites are marked in …
Tayma or Tema is located in the northwestern Saudi Arabia, 400 km north of Madinah and 260 km southeast of Tabuk. Evidences from the excavations of the city of Tayma discloses its rich history from 8th century BC. Hadaj well, near Tayma city center, is considered one of the largest wells in the Arabia Peninsula. …
Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) is a well equipped modern exhibition center with innovative design and facility. It has an area of 189,000 square meters. The RICEC is under the control of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It has ample car parking facility, conference hall, support services, VIP reception lounge, business …
Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in the west of Saudi Arabia, is the holiest place of Muslims around the world along with Madinah Al Munawarah. Makkah is at a distance of 75 km from the port city of Jeddah (which is the largest city of the province), around 400 km from Madinah, and is at a distance of …
Located in the south of Saudi Arabia, The province of Najran borders with Yemen with its capital Najran. Throughout history, Najran has been an important point of contact between the north and west of Arabia and the Yemen. Najran is said to have 4000 years of agricultural background. Najran is 300 km south of Abha …
Dumat Al Jandal is an ancient city in history and appeared in the historical records of Assyrians. (Dumah was the sixth son of prophet Ishmael, son of Abraham, and is mentioned in Bible, Genesis (25:14). Dumat Al Jandal (or shortly called Dumah) is located in northwestern Saudi Arabia in the Al Jouf Province. It is …
Farasan Islands (Jaza’ir Farasan) is a group of 84 islands (archipelago), under the administration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Red Sea with its main island of Farasan which is 50 km off coast of Jizan. The main town of the island is Farasan. A number of uninhabited islands serve as breeding sites …
Fossil hunting in Saudi Arabia. It may be quite amazing to know that the Najd region of Saudi Arabia, which is the most of Riyadh Area was underwater from 20 to 70 Million years ago. The water that regress and recessed during the period left abundant remnants of the marine life that lived the period. …
The Tuwaiq Escarpment forms a system of extensive canyons which cuts through the sandstone of Central Arabia. It starts from Buraydah in the north and extends around 1,000 km close to the northwestern edge of ‘Rub Al Khali’ (The Empty Quarter), south of As Sulayyil. Tuwaiq escarpments that crosses Makkah Road in Riyadh Tuwaiq escarpment …
