Al Bahah

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Area
Al baha City مدينة الباحة
Province	Al Baha
Prince	Muhammed Bin Saud
- City	10690 km²
- Land	? km²
- Water	0 km²
Elevation	2200 m
Population
- City (2004)	201,912

Al Bahah (Arabic: الباحة) is a city in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. it is the capital of Al Bahah Province.nestled between the resorts of Taif and Abha, al Baha is one of the Kingdom’s prime tourist attractions. It enjoys a pleasant climate and is surrounded by more than forty forests, including Raghdan, al Zaraeb and Baidan. Visitors to the area can also use the funicular railway at al Sarat and marvel at the sights and sounds of the nearby valleys and mountains, or sample locally-grown fruits, which include dates, pomegranate, walnuts, grapes and bananas. Villages in the area are famous for their sweet honey.Al Baha is the absolute home land of two big tribes:Ghamid and Zahran.al baha is divided geographically in to three distinct parts:sarah which is the part containing the high mountains characterized by temperate weather and rich plant cover due to relatively high annual rainfall.Tehama part which is the lowland coastal area to the west of the Sarah characterized by very hot and humid weather and very little rainfall average.Third part is the eastern hills characterized by altitude of 1550 to 1900 meter above see level with cool winter and hot summer and poor plant cover.