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Diriyah is located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served as the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah under the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818. Diriyah was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.
The guys were smiling but it was rather sinister as they were holding daggers....a war dance perhaps?
The Al-Madakhil Mountains, which is approximately after Hijr on Bareed, where the road crosses the Al-Madakhil Mountains, which is a wide area of sedimentary mountains, with an area of about 90 square kilometres, and it appears as if it were a single rock that cracked over the ages until it became blocks and high rocky mountains, formed in shapes A wonderful sight, and among them are sand dunes (Taus) with which it is difficult to walk except with difficulty. These mountains are called entrances, and perhaps their name came because they have dozens of similar entrances, and they are a marvel of wonders. Whoever walks between these high mountains finds himself in front of a natural museum of sculpture, so the eyes can wander among these wonderful formations, and the imagination can imagine what it wants of images hidden in those canyons, caves, sharp edges and natural causes that form an endless maze of zigzags, twists and turns that may be lost within them. He is ignorant of its entrances and exits, and only its people are good at it. Whoever visits it for the first time will be surprised by this strange and similar formation
جبال المداخيل وهي بعد الحِجر على بريد تقريباً حيث تجتاز الطريق جبال المداخيل، وهي عبارة عن مساحة واسعة من الجبال الرسوبية ، تبلغ مساحتها قرابة 90 كيلاً مربعاً، وتظهر كما لو كانت صخرة واحدة تصدعت على مرّ العصور حتى أصبحت كتلاً وجبالاً صخرية شاهقة، متشكلة على أشكال عجيبة رائعة المنظر، وفيما بينها كثبان رملية (طعوس) يصعب السير معها إلا بشق الأنفس. وتسمى هذه الجبال المداخل،ولعلّ تسميتها جاءت بأن لها عشرات المداخل المتشابهة، وهي عجيبة من العجائب، و جبال المداخيل ملتصقة ببعضها تقريباً من الأعلى تخترقها العديد من الطرق والمسارات المتفاوتة بين المتسع نوعاً ما و الضيق جداً وأرضيتها مفروشة بالرمل وبجانبك أشجار الاثبة والمرخ وشجر الرتم، والذي يسير بين تلك الجبال الشاهقة يجد نفسه أمام متحف طبيعي للنحت، فللعينين أن تسرح بين تلك التشكيلات الرائعة وللخيال أن يتصور ما يشاء من الصور المخبأة في تلك الأخاديد والكهوف والحواف الحادة والأسباب الطبيعية التي تشكل متاهة لا متناهية من التعرجات والالتواءات والالتفاتات التي قد يضيع داخلها من يجهل مداخلها ومخارجها، ولا يكاد يجيد ذلك إلا أهلها. ومن زارها لأول مرّة يندهش من هذا التكوين العجيب المتشابه
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btw i didn't see today in newspaper anything about it in our region!!!i wonder is it nonsense? in kingdom Saudi Arabia 8000 case was discovered!!!our media live in another planet.
The Saudi Hawks taxiing in their Hawk Mk 65 aircraft atfer arriving at Royal International Air Tattoo 2023, RAF Fairford.
The Saudi pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025. Designed by Foster + Partners, it was one of the more interesting and better constructed pavilions. Saudi Arabia will be the next host of the world expo in 2030.
A view of the Maraya Concert Hall in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Designed by the Italian architect Gio Forma, it is the largest mirrored building in the world and devilishly difficult to photograph. Sometimes you need people in your picture to give scale and context because the building reflects the surrounding landscape and has minimal physicality, more of a laser lightshow or a hologram than a building. It is utterly incredible, endlessly fascinating like all great works of art.
The Saudi pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025. Designed by Foster + Partners, it was one of the more interesting and better constructed pavilions. Saudi Arabia will be the next host of the world expo in 2030.
Saudi Airlines HZ-AK28 Boeing 777-368(ER) which wears a special Saudi Retro Livery is pictured arriving into Heathrow as SV115 from Jeddah. The livery was revealed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Saudi Airlines.
العقيلات (جمع عقيل) هم مجموعة من الرجال من قبائل مختلفه حملوا على عاتقهم عبئ التجارة وتحملوا عناء ومشقة السفر ومخاطر الصحراء ، فـ شيّـدوا بذلك دعامة متينة للإقتصاد في المملكة العربية السعودية ، حتى عــُـرف عهدهم بـ اقتصاد العقيلات
أغلب هؤلاء الرجال هم من رجال نجد والقصيم (وبريدة تحديداً) ، ولهم أمراء -في وقتهم- معروفين ، حيث استمرت تجارتهم ما يقارب الأربعة قرون كان آخر عهدها عام 1949
وقد سـُـمّـو بالـ"عقيلات" نظراً لارتدائهم العمامة والعقال ، وكانت تجارتهم آنذاك تختص بالإبل في الدرجة الأولى ، والخيل والمواشي والسمن والتوابل والأقمشة ، حيث كانوا يسلكون طرقاً للتجارة من القصيم إلى كل من الكويت والعراق ومصر والشام والأردن وفلسطين
وبذلك فهم من الجيل القديم الذي عمل بالإستيراد والتصدير من وإلى الجزيرة العربية
وكانت رحلاتهم تستغرق شهوراً ، وأحياناً سنيناً طوال ، يقطعون فيها الصحراء بكل عزم وثبات لسياقة الإبل وغيرها من السلع ، وبيعها في البلدان المذكورة أعلاه
ومن أشهر أمرائهم آل الدخيل ، العجلان ، التويجري ، الفوزان ، آل الجربوع ، آل الرميح ، آل الشريدة ، آل الربدي ... وغيرهم
أما الرجل في هذه الصورة فهو العم إبراهيم من القصيم ، أحد أحفاد العقيلات ، وجدته بسوق الحرف بمدينه بريدة ، حيث يملك "دكاناً" صغيراً يعرض فيه مستلزمات رحــّـالة العقيلات وإبلهم
وبينما كنا نتجاذب أطراف الحديث سالته عن عمره ، فسكت لـ برهة ، ثم ابتسم وقال أنه لم يتجاوز السبعين عاماً ، وعلت ملامحه ابتسامة المقبل على الحياة بكل شغف
تبسمت بدوري وعلمت انه تجاوز السبعين خريفاً بأشواط عديده .. لكن روحه لا تزال يانعة
رجالٌ بالكاد يجهلهم التاريخ ، وبالكاد يعرفهم أبناء اليوم
تم إلتقاطها أثناء جولتي بمنطقة القصيم
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Al-Okailat is a group of brave men from different tribes of Najd - Al-Qassim (spicifically Buraydah) who travelled between the Arabian Peninsula and Kuwait, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine for trade purposes; establishing a firm economic power at the time via import-export business.
Their main cargo is camles along with horses, livestock, spices, fabric and cooking oil.
Their era continued for about 4 (four) centuries up to 1949 A.D. and was a landmark of the economic development of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Their journies were through harsh environments (mainly deserts) facing sand storms, freezing nights and bandits. Thus, they were to show great deal of courage and bravery.
Their journies took months, and most of the time years of travel, and among the qualities that seem to be connotations attributed to their name were generosity and noble moral code.
The man in this photo is Ibraheem (Abraham), a grand son of the Okailat whom I met in Qassim - Buraydah, Crafts Market. He owns a small shop and displays various tools and equipment used by the Okailat at the time.
as we were talking I asked him "how old are you?"
He took a split second of silence, smiled and said "Not more than 70." showing a passionate appetite for life!
I smiled back and knew he is much older than 70 years, but has the spirit of a young vigorous man.
Al Okailat: Brave men that history knows very well, while the young generation knows so little about.
Taken during my visit to Al-Qassim
Al Ula is characterised by its attractive natural scenery marked by the reddish sandstone inselbergs carved by natural agencies into beautiful and attractive shapes. Sand dunes and inselbergs combined together to form a wonderful display of thrilling nature. During winter and spring, after the rain, the areas turns into green fields attracting the inhabitants and visitors from outside the region.
Al Ula is situated northwest of Saudi Arabia. It is about 400 km north of Al Madinah.
Saudi HZ-ARB Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 'Riyadh Season 2021' livery is pictured on approach to Heathrow as SV115 from Jeddah.
Al Soodah park.
Al-Soudah is jaw-droppingly beautiful. Located close th the summit of the Kingdom's highest peak, Jebel Soudah (2910m), this is the place to come for precipitous cliffs, deep valleys and mountain tops disappearing into the clouds.
The oasis of Najran, surrounded by mountains and close to the Yemeni border, is one of Saudi Arabia's hidden gems. With towering mud-brick, fortress-like homes strung out along the wadi (riverbed, dry except during the rainy season) and an exceptional mud-brick fort, Najran is also home to a fascinating cultural mix that owes as much to the northern Yemeni highlands as it does to the rest of Saudi Arabia.
The oasis of Najran, surrounded by mountains and close to the Yemeni border, is one of Saudi Arabia's hidden gems. With towering mud-brick, fortress-like homes strung out along the wadi (riverbed, dry except during the rainy season) and an exceptional mud-brick fort, Najran is also home to a fascinating cultural mix that owes as much to the northern Yemeni highlands as it does to the rest of Saudi Arabia.
Old Dir'aiyah.
Old Dir'aiyah is the ancestral home of the Al-Sauds and the birthplace of the Saudi-Wahhabi union.
Old Al Ula.
Old Al Ula is a rare example of an Islamic City, which goes back to the 7th century A.D. The building material was reused stone brought from archaeological site, Al Khuraiba located nearby. Many of the Lihyanite inscribed stones, alters, stone blocks can be seen today in existing houses. The houses were lined side by side to form an outer enclosure wall to protect the city against enemy attacks.
Riyadh - Al-Faisaliah tower.
The first of the stunning new structures to rise above the Riyadh skyline, Al-Faisaliah Tower was opened in March 2000.
Six of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Hawks flying in close formation as part of their routine at the Yeovilton Air Day.
Although not as finely polished as the RAF Red Arrows, who fly similar aircraft, the Saudis are still very impressive in the air.
An Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Special 75 Years livery taxiing on Taxiway Victor after landing on Schiphol Airports Polderbaan
Saudi Airlines HZ-AK28 Boeing 777-368(ER) ‘Saudi Retro Livery’ is pictured arriving into London Heathrow Airport as SV115 from Jeddah. The livery was revealed to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Saudi Airlines.
G20
The Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner promoting the G20 Saudi Arabia 2020 visited Amsterdam Airport Schiphol a couple of weeks ago. The nice clouds were a bonus, but the light itself and the livery were gorgeous already.