History & Culture in Saudi Arabia

This unique museum showcases the largest collection of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art, a traditional wall painting style adopted by the people in the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia.

This former Portuguese defensive fort atop a hill was occupied for thousands of years.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

This 900-year-old mosque was restored using traditional techniques and materials.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.

Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."

This tower has survived the times despite being composed of mud and camel hair.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.