Marble Village Al Baha

It is famously known as the marble village as it is located on a marble mountain.

Marble village al baha.

The big rooms are roofed using columns known as al zafer and above the sedir wood there is a kind of stones known as salat and the stones are covered. Thee ain heritage marble village. ق ـر ي ـة ذ ي ع ـي ـن romanized. Even from a distance the place can easily be located by the white glow it surrounds.

The greatest place and attraction to visit in al baha is just 24 km away from the city. Dhee ayn village arabic. This dramatic landscape is surrounded by palm groves banana vegetable. This famous village sometimes known as marble village as it is built on a small marble mountain.

Dhee ayn or as it is also known aqabat al baha is visible for several kilometers as one approaches the village. The village was constructed using load bearing walls system medamik and the thickness of the walls are between 0 7 to almost 0 9 meters structures are roofed using sider wood. Dhee ayn a 400 year old abandoned stone settlement built atop a marble hill is 24 km south of al bahah along al aqabah road. Architecture defines the society and reflects on their strong held natural resources.

It is also known as marble village. Qaryaṫ dhí ayn is situated at about 24 km 15 mi southwest of al baha across aqabat al baha also known as aqbat king fahad. Built on a white marble outcrop in the epic bidah valley south of al baha dhee ayn looks like an arabian citadel has arrived on a tuscan hillside. Thee ain heritage marble village in al baha saudi arabia art is the basis of every culture and has played an important role in various civilizations.

The residents claim the village tends to glow and shine when the sunset occurs. The 400 year old village was not easy to locate we have to pass through 25 tunnels at 8 200 ft above sea level to get into al baha.