The Aja and Salma twin mountain peaks, one of Hail’s most famous landmarks, are named after the epic love story of Aja and Salma.
The mountains are covered with acacia trees, making it the perfect destination for Hail residents and visitors to take walks, capture photos, camp, learn about different plants, enjoy stargazing and telescope viewing, and visit archaeological sites.
In addition to the twin peaks, the area is home to other mountains, as well as valleys, plains and deserts.
The Aja mountain range extends over an area of 100 kilometers to the northeastern side of the region and includes small villages and water sources. The highest peak reaches more than 1,350 meters above sea level.
The mountains are rocky and feature valleys with expansive sand plains. Al-Uqdah is one of the most famous tourist landmarks in the Aja mountain range. Easily accessible, Al-Uqdah is full of farms and valleys, and is known for its fertile ground and livestock herding.
For those looking for a tourism experience that focuses on heritage, Touran village in the depth of the Aja mountains is the perfect destination, featuring relics from the Hatem Al-Ta’I Palace.
The Salma mountains extend more than 60 square kilometers from the northeastern side of Hail city to the southwestern part. The highest peak stands at 1,200 meters above sea level. The historical city of Faid and Darb Zubaidah are the most prominent tourist sites in the area, while water sources, farms and volcanic craters are scattered throughout the range.
ThePlace: Aja and Salma mountains, famous tourist landmarks in Saudi Arabia's Hail city
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ThePlace: Aja and Salma mountains, famous tourist landmarks in Saudi Arabia's Hail city
- The Aja mountain range extends over an area of 100 kilometers to the northeastern side of the region and includes small villages and water sources
Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Asim Munir discussed Iran’s attacks on the Kingdom, amid the escalating military conflict in the Middle East.
“We discussed Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and the measures needed to halt them within the framework of our Joint Strategic Defense Agreement,” Prince Khalid wrote on social media early on Saturday.
“We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed hope that the Iranian side will exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation.”
The US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has since attacked a number of sites across the Gulf.
Tehran has also attacked US and Israeli military assets as the war as escalated, impacting lives in the peaceful Arabian Gulf peninsula and risked shaking the global economy as Iran continued restricting energy shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said a number of drones had been shot down that were targeting the Shayba oil field in the Empty Quarter on Saturday.
A drone attacked the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday causing a minor fire, but no one was hurt in the incident.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in September, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both.
Separately, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, the Saudi interior minister, received a call from his Pakistani counterpart Raza Naqvi, who condemned the blatant attacks targeting the Kingdom and affirmed his country’s solidarity in confronting any threats to the Kingdom’s security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
