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Arab News
20-02-2025
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- Arab News
Winter at Darb Zubaida Festival in Northern Borders Region
RAFHA: The 4th edition of the Winter at Darb Zubaida Festival, which began on February 18, is in full swing in the historic city of Laynah in the Northern Borders Region. Organized by the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority and running for ten days, the festival features diverse cultural, artistic, and entertainment events that showcase the region's rich heritage and distinct identity. The festival includes a baloot tournament and a PlayStation competition with cash prizes, according to the Saudi Press Agency. It also features circus shows and musical performances, making it a fun and educational destination for everyone. Visitors are invited to participate in various interactive activities suitable for all ages, including visits to the authority's pavilion, a gift shop, a honey station, and a shooting range, as well as opportunities to color reserve animals, explore a children's tent, and engage in agricultural education. Laynah village, located 105 km south of Rafha city, is one of the most important historical sites in the Kingdom due to its ancient water wells. The wells, which are thousands of years old, are the subject of legends and stories explaining their origin, drawing tourists and visitors from across Saudi Arabia. The festival aims to revive the historic Darb Zubaida (or Zubaida Trail) as a pathway for Muslim pilgrims and commercial convoys departing from Kufa in Iraq to the holy city of Makkah. The trail stretches more than 1,400 km in the Kingdom, traversing the Northern Borders, Hail, Qassim, Madinah and Makkah regions. Historians call it as the most important Hajj route during the Abbasid Caliphate, between 750 to 850 CE, a period renowned as a golden age of Muslim civilization.
Arab News
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Winter festival in Northern Borders Region
RAFHA: The 4th edition of the Winter at Darb Zubaida Festival, which began on February 18, is in full swing in the historic city of Laynah in the Northern Borders Region. Organized by the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority and running for ten days, the festival features diverse cultural, artistic, and entertainment events that showcase the region's rich heritage and distinct identity. The festival includes a baloot tournament and a PlayStation competition with cash prizes, according to the Saudi Press Agency. It also features circus shows and musical performances, making it a fun and educational destination for everyone. Visitors are invited to participate in various interactive activities suitable for all ages, including visits to the authority's pavilion, a gift shop, a honey station, and a shooting range, as well as opportunities to color reserve animals, explore a children's tent, and engage in agricultural education. Laynah village, located 105 km south of Rafha city, is one of the most important historical sites in the Kingdom due to its ancient water wells. The wells, which are thousands of years old, are the subject of legends and stories explaining their origin, drawing tourists and visitors from across Saudi Arabia.
