Al Gaht

The village of Al Gaht is about 200 km northwest of Riyadh and lies in the green oasis nestled between the Tarwiq Mountains and some sand dunes can't remember the name of them. The town comes from the arabic word meaning; a loud sounds of flowing water. Below is Qaser Alamarah the old governor's building built by Nasser Bin Saad Al-Sudairy in the 19th century.

The old town is being renovated to become a heritage village, all being done by cheap foreign labor.

Al Rahmaniya Cultural Center includes the library of Abdul Rahman Al-Sudairy and meeting rooms. There is also a wing for the women with a library and meeting rooms. The womens library had books that would only interest women, cooking, cleaning and child rearing. Plus some fashion magazines, what more would they want?

         
 The roaring waters of Al Gaht

I decided this book should not be in the children section and placed it on the librarians desk, I wonder if she can read English.......

Our host and tour guide a very nice Retired Colonel in the Saudi Air Force, he grew up in a mud hut not far from the center of town.

His farm where we had a lunch of Egyptian food?

His Father drinking coffee.

A very yummy sweet made from oreos, cream carmel and chocolate.

Bateel date farms over prices Saudi dates sold at fancy stores with fancy packaging.

What the desert would look like here without over grazing of goats, camels and sheep.

How to make mud bricks for mud houses, find cheap labor give them a wooden mold, some mud and straw and let them loose making mud pies, oh, I mean bricks.

Bake them in the sun for a week and then start to build your self a house.