Al Baha (Arabic: ٱلْبَاحَة, Al-Bāḥa) is a city in south western Saudi Arabia located in the Sarawat Mountains.

It enjoys a pleasant climate and is surrounded by more than forty forests, including Raghdan, Al-Zaraeb and Baidan.

Receiving the state's special attention, the city of Al Baha abounds in educational, tourist and health institutions.

It is surrounded by a number of cities, including Taif on the north, Beesha on the east, and Al-Qunfuda on coast of the Red Sea in the west.

This tourist city is situated in an area characterized by natural tree cover and agricultural plateaus.

It consists of six towns, the most important of which are Beljarshy, Almandaq, and Almekhwah, in addition to the Baha city in the center of the province.

Al-Baha is the homeland of the Ghamid and Zahran tribes and is divided geographically into three distinct parts: Sarah, which contains the high Hijaz mountains characterized by temperate weather and rich plant cover due to relatively high annual rainfall, the Tihamah which is the lowland coastal area to the west of the Hejaz, characterized by very hot and humid weather and very little rainfall average, and the eastern hills characterized by an altitude of 1,550 to 1,900 metres (5,090 to 6,230 feet) above sea level with cool winters, hot summers and sparse plant cover.

Due to its location at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level, Al Baha's climate is moderate in summer and cold in winter.

Post-World War 1, the village of El-Zafir (Arabic: قَرْيَة ٱلظَّفِيْر, romanized: Qaryat aẓ-Ẓafīr) had been the administrative centre of what was known then as Belad Ghamid, but with the establishment of Saudi Arabian government, the Ghamid and Zahran were administered as a unit in 1925, and the seat of local government transferred to Baljurashi), a town situated 15 miles (24 kilometres) south of El-Zafir.

Tribes in the region trace their origin to the ancient Arabian Mamlakat Saba' (possibly the Kingdom of Sheba),[4][5] whose rule extended to areas presently known as Syria and Lebanon.

There is a local legend that talks about a man lost his cane in one of the valleys, and to retrieve it he tracked it until he reached the village, he gathered its inhabitants and retrieved his cane after digging the spring:[7] Even the road that leads to the (Dhee Ayn) village is impressive, and several historical stone and slate towers dot the way.

"[8] Al-Baha Domestic Airport is located 45 km (28 miles) to the east of Al Baha City Center and was founded in the Year 1982.

it is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building in front of the human resources department and Employee Health Clinic.

This section includes digital version of video recordings for all scientific events carried out in the hospital.

During famines and outbreaks of epidemics, huge numbers of people would die and many tribes faced difficulties in digging new graves because of the difficult weather.

Elderly people remember that in olden times, the winter used to stretch for more than six months and would be accompanied by much rain and fog, making movement difficult.

Some cemeteries consist of underground vaults or concrete burial chambers with the capacity of holding a large number of bodies at a time.

""[13] Al Baha literary club is concerned with intellectual meetings, poems, novels and book distribution.

[14][15] All of the Saudi citizens of Al Baha are Sunni Muslim, who in the past practiced Shafi`i, a school of fiqh that was dominant in the Hejaz.

[citation needed] The city is known for its healthy and nutritious traditional meals brought by local farming such as Daghābīs (دَغَابِيْس) and ʿAṣīdah (عَصِيْدَه).

Aḥmed ʿAbdul-Ghafūr ʿAṭṭār (أَحْمَد عَبْدُ ٱلْغَفُوْر عَطَّار) had said in an article that the dialect of the Hejaz, especially that which is spoken in Belad Ghamdi and Zahran.

The village of Kuna has over one hundred building structures which date back to South Arabian Civilization.

Prizes are given during this festival such as cars and flight tickets in addition to daily draws and cash and gifts.

[citation needed] St John Philby (also known as Sheikh Abdullah by King Abdulaziz) documented his journey crossing from Riyadh to Jeddah by the "backdoor" route, writing on Al Baha district of Arabia in his book The Arabian Highlands.

[20] Later he was awarded the Royal Geographical Society Founders Gold Medal for his written desert journey.