Abha is the capital city of the Aseer province near the Red Sea in southwest Saudi Arabia. It is a profoundly cool place with neat green lawns, marigolds, and mountain mist that gives a staggering impression of the city. Due to its geographic location, pleasant weather all year round and being at a high altitude, this city is an adventurous place to visit.
Al Soudah is the spectacular beauty of Abha located on Sirawat Mountain, covered with Araar trees and a natural forest. In addition, the Asir National Park in the Soudah area covers 455,000 hectares which protects both fauna and animals there. It is often possible to see some of Asir’s wild baboons from there.
In particular, Al Muftaha Art Village in the middle of Abha has stone houses and is the perfect place for visitors to find artwork of Saudi painters and sculptors. A weekly market is arranged with crafts, where archaeological items, handicrafts, local honey, hand-woven products and souvenirs are also available.
Souq Basket and Tuesday Market are also well-known places in the city to promote cultural heritage and tradition, where visitors can buy handmade baskets, exquisite antiques and knick-knacks.
More importantly, at the heart of downtown Abha, the mud-walled Shada Castle was constructed in 1927 and is now turned into a museum displaying household items and local handicrafts to entertain visitors. At the edge of the cliffs, Al Habala Village contains a large area of natural parks of rocky nature, where one can spend the best moments enjoying breathtaking nature.
As driving up to the Green Mountain in the middle of Abha, a beautiful green light view can be seen at night. The cable car facility provides outstanding views from the clifftop for rides at Al-Sooda, Al-Habala, the Lakeside and Thera Mountain routes at New Abha.
The mountains in Abha provide a natural setting for some of the most beautiful camping in the world. For the outdoor inclining, Abha offers adventure sports like hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, hang-gliding, rock climbing and mountaineering etc. All of these sports are professionally organized to entertain visitors. In conclusion, the beauty of Abha city is unignorable.
Helping questions are given to write this essay “An Adventurous Place to Visit.” You may write with your ideas.
Q: Mention a place/city that is known for being adventurous. Why would you like to visit it?
Q: Why do you think it is adventurous?
Q: Give some information about the city/place?(such as geography, region)
Q: Which famous places in the city could be explored? Briefly explain.
Q: Why do people like to visit this city?
Q: Are there any sports activities provided for people?