Marble Village Al Baha

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Marble village al baha.

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. Dhee ayn village arabic. ق ـر ي ـة ذ ي ع ـي ـن romanized. Dhi ain village the marble village of al baha ksa part 1 dhi ain village thi ain ancient village it is also known as aqaba al baha.

Al bahah is 1005 km southwest of riyadh and 265 km southeast of makkah. 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. This famous village sometimes known as marble village as it is built on a small marble mountain. The greatest place and attraction to visit in al baha is just 24 km away from the city.

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. Even from a distance the place can easily be located by the white glow it surrounds. 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. It is also known as marble village.

Dhee ayn or as it is also known aqabat al baha is visible for several kilometers as one approaches the village. Thee ain heritage marble village. The residents claim the village tends to glow and shine when the sunset occurs. 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.

This dramatic landscape is surrounded by palm groves banana vegetable. Often called the marble village the cuboid buildings were made of stone and slate more than 400 years ago and abandoned sometime in the 1980s.