A big Thank You to my friend, tour guide Mohammed at Najran Tours, for allowing me to showcase these photos for today's post. Instagram - @NajranTours and on FACEBOOK.
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MAN WITH WHITE BEARD - BIRHIMA, SAUDI ARABIA
MUQER PALACE - in AL NAMAS
NAJRAN - MUD VILLAGE (photo by H. Piwonski)
A big THANK YOU to my friend, tour guide Mohammed at Najran Tours, for allowing me to showcase these photos for today's post. Visit his Instagram page @NajranTours
Bir Hima in the Najran Province of Saudi Arabia is rich with ancient sandstone rock carvings made centuries ago. The petroglyphs widely vary in content and inscriptions, and when they were first explored in 1951, many crude carving tools were discovered as well.
Over 100 sites with rock drawings have been documented in the Najran area, featuring upwards of 6400 human and animal figures, consisting of camels, humans, giraffes, birds and other creatures. Needless to say, Bir Hima is one of the world's richest and important archaelogical sites.
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Traditional Saudi style utilizes a variety of patterns and colors, which I find quite charming. Somehow it all works together to create a delightful, whimsical effect.
The use of geometric shapes in traditional decorating ideas is a telltale feature of Saudi design.
These photos are from Najran and Abha, in southern Saudi Arabia. A big THANK YOU to my friend, tour guide Mohammed at Najran Tours, for allowing me to showcase these photos for today's post. Visit his Instagram page @NajranTours.
