The oldest Saudi village inhabited by tribes, which preserves a cultural heritage.

A Saudi village, with its archaeological monuments, has stored inside a cultural and historical heritage, being a link for the passage of commercial caravans and pilgrims and one of the oldest villages settled by tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.

The village of “Tabala” in the south of Saudi Arabia, located in the north-west of the governorate of Bisha, which is distinguished by its geographical topography, was named after “Tabbala bint Makanaf”, and there is the palace of Shaalan, who was the chief of the village around the year 1231 AH, and the palm trees are considered one of its most important features, And a symbol for the inhabitants of the village of Tabala, and others like the village of colleges, Sarm Al-Olaya, Wadi Malha and Wadi Al-Malih.

Photographer and interest in antiques “Abd al-Ilah al-Faris” documented the village of Tabala with his lens, only to come out with a package that showed its ancient cultural features, he told Al-Arabiya.net that there is beautiful nature and water in the village; Being an area where water is confined due to the nature of its land surrounded by mountains, such as: Jabal al-Gharaba, Jabal al-Souda, Jabal al-Aisa and Jabal al-Hamer, and the village of Tabala is famous for the cultivation of date palms, dates, wheat, barley, corn and all kinds of vegetables, as well as lemons, pomegranates and oranges. , Guava, figs, grapes, and was famous for its zero dates.

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