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Bisha (Arabic: بيشة, Bīšah), also known as Qal`at Bishah (Arabic: قلعة بيشة, Qalʿat Bīšah), is a town in the south-western Saudi Arabian province, 'Asir. Bisha was its own province before merging with its neighboring province, 'Asir. Bisha has a population of 202,096 according to the 2022 Census in the governorate, [1] with ...
Bisha'a or Bisha (Arabic: بِشْعَة; ordeal by fire, trial by fire or fire test) is a ritual practiced by some Muslim Bedouin tribes of the Judean, Negev and Sinai deserts for the purpose of lie detection. It is also practiced, and is said to have originated among, some Bedouin tribes of Saudi Arabia.
Bir Hima (Arabic: بئر حما) is a rock art site in Najran province, in southwest Saudi Arabia, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of the city of Najran. [1] [2] An ancient Palaeolithic and Neolithic site, the Bir Hima Complex covers the time period of 7000–1000 BC. [3]
Saudi Arabia has a family-oriented culture; [42] the family in Saudi Arabia is the most important social institution, so the bonds are strong between their members. Key aspects include the concepts of obedience and mutual respect, [ 43 ] in addition to preserving family traditions and kinship ties.
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Asir, [a] [b] officially the Asir Province, [c] is a province in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, which is named after the ʿAsīr tribe.It has an area of 76,693 square kilometres (29,611 sq mi), and an estimated population of 2,024,285 (in 2022). [1]
Following a conflict with Nizar, they dispersed throughout Arabia, with Nahd eventually settling in Najran and Bisha before migrating further across the Arabian Peninsula. [8] Banu Nahd is a significant tribe in Wadi Hadhramaut, which migrated from Najran around 1195 AD.
The King Fahad Dam, previously known as Bisha Dam, is a gravity dam on Wadi Bisha about 35 km (22 mi) south of Bisha in the 'Asir Region of southwestern Saudi Arabia.The dam has many purposes , such as serving flood control, supplying water to nearby localities, irrigation and groundwater recharge.