Baha inhabitants proud of their architectural heritage

Baha’s old houses reflect the region’s marvelous architectural heritage. The old buildings in the region — homes and forts — are designed to suit its weather conditions.
The main feature of Baha’s old buildings is that they are made up of natural materials including stone and wood. Granite and basalt stones are used to decorate the interior and exterior parts of these buildings.
Baha Gov. Prince Mishari bin Saud recently signed a SR 35 million contract to establish a heritage village in the region. This shows the importance given by the governorate to the region’s built heritage.
Covering an area of more than 100,000 square meters, the project includes a popular festival center spread on 5,000 sq. meters, a heritage exhibition hall, restaurants, shops and a mosque that can hold 500 worshippers.
Baha people still value their architectural heritage and use those designs while building their new houses.
The Baha Museum unveils the history of many civilizations stretching back to 8,000 years. It displays fossils and old tools from the Stone Age dating back to around 3,500 BC. There are also archeological relics from the Mousterian Age.
A copy of the Holy Qur’an dating back to 1380H, donated by Prince Naif, is displayed in a prominent place in the museum, which was founded in 2003.
The museum highlights the region’s architectural heritage such as archeological inscriptions and pictures of old villages. This is in addition to metallic stones that have been brought from different areas of Baha.