[6] The village had an ideal location through which it linked the people coming from Yemen and the Levant through the Holy City of Makkah and Medina.

[7][8] As the village is open for visitors, people can reach the place through a number of ways including Sawda center, Aqabat Sama, Muhayil Asir and Hobail.

[5] In the middle of the village, there is a museum called the “Rijal Alma'a Heritage Museum”, which takes the Al Al-wan Palace as its headquarters it was chosen because it includes several floors and its construction dates back to more than four centuries, and the palace has gone through renovation works in which the villagers participated in.

[5] In 2015, a rehabilitation project was undertaken by The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities in collaboration with the private sector.

[4] In 2017, the village was awarded the prize of Prince Sultan bin Salman for Urban Heritage.