| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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The interior.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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Brick window.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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Pastel coloured house next to the castle.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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View from the castle across the city.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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View of the castle district.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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The city surrounded by hills.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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The city and a pair of minarets.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
Site / Event : Shamsan Castle
|
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View across the city.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
|
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Traditional houses.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
|
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View of Abha.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Abha
|
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Airport road.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The road to the North of Abha ascends to a plateau at 3000m.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View of Al Soudah on a shelf overlooking a valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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The settlement on the edge of the Abha Plateau.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Factory in traditional style.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Apartment block.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Mosque with dome.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Road descending from Al Soudah to the valley below.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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The road descending with a series of zig zags.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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The road and the valley below.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View of the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View from the settlement.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Roadside baboon.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Spectacular road on a ridge descending to the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Roadside viewpoint and garden.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Spectacular valley leading to the coast.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Spectacular mountain view.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View of a fertile valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View to the West of Abha.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Close up of the spectacular road and viewpoint.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Two baboons.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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The road descending with a series of zig zags.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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The road and the valley below.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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View of a football pitch in the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Terraces on a shelf.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Bend in the road.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Al Soudah
|
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Terraces in the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The road to Rijal al-Ma Province.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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View of Al Soudah from the valley below.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Steep road zig zagging.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Roadside baboons.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The road is subject to rockfalls.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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View to the Abha Plateau.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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View of the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The valley floor.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Ridges.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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View of Al Soudah and the zig zag road from the valley below.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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View of the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The road in the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Settlement with a football pitch.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Distant ridges.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The road has been blasted out of the rocks.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Dark rocks.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Baboons on a rocky outcrop.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Dramatic landscape.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Zig zag.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Dramatic landscape.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Valley settlement.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Watchtower.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Small village.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Village with a mix of traditional basalt houses and modern houses.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Roadside mosque.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Small village.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Hillside house.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Basalt gateway separating Abha and Rijal al-Ma provinces.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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The clocktower near Rijal al-Ma.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
|
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Road tunnel near Rijal al-Ma.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The amazing village of Rijal al-Ma.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The village is 800 years old.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The buildings are made of basalt stone.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Wooden balconies and painted wooden windows.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Unrestored houses.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The buildings are multi storey.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Detail of the buildings.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Roofs.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The village was a regional capital in 1331.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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In 1822 the village rebelled against Ottoman rule.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Typical window with painted frame.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Rijal al-Ma broke away from Ottoman rule in 1835.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Rijal al-Ma was a way station for pilgrims from Yemen to Mecca.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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View of the village.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The houses are unique to the region.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Two blue windows.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The sweep of the village.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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One of the houses has ownership papers dating back to 1187.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Many of the houses belonged to merchants trading with the port of Aden in Yemen.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The 800 year old village has been turned into a museum.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Much of the village has been restored.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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View of the main street.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Red door and windows.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Blue door and windows.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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View across the valley.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Minaret.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Rijal al-Ma is built on several levels.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Balconies.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Multi storey building.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Stone steps.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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View of the village.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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Balconies.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Region : Asir Region
City / Town : Rijal al-Ma
|
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The setting of the village.
|
2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.