The village of Alatarda

Al-Attarda village is one of the villages of Bani Dhabiyan, and it was an educational and administrative center in the region before the Saudi rule, and the heritage village is located on the top of the mountain and consists of a number of adjacent and adjacent residential buildings that were built on the natural sloping ground, which required the builders to take special care in reinforcing the facades of the buildings. As a result, the buildings appear monolithic and supportive, like a castle on the top of the mountain. Most of the houses are one or two-story, abandoned and partially dilapidated. Their walls were built using stacked stones in an artisanal manner that required a high level of expertise, and were sealed on the inside with a thick layer of mud and clay. It is noteworthy that the craftsmen were creative in the formation of external facades and architectural openings through stone protrusions and external stone staircases that were installed on the facades and consisted of large and solid stones. Roofs were also built using tree trunks and a layer of tree branches, topped with mud and clay, and in a number of houses there were roofs resting on rectangular wooden columns topped with a larger piece that resembles the crown of the column and is known locally as (Al-Mizrah). The mizrah is considered a distinctive architectural element of this architectural style in this region. The doors and windows of the houses were characterized by their thickness and were made of thick logs. A decorative wooden frame can be seen around the architectural openings. The village is surrounded by a number of modern buildings and modern building materials have been added to a number of houses. A number of houses in the village. As a result . As a result of the juxtaposition between the buildings, the village appears in the form of an architectural fabric expressing the local pattern in the planning of the heritage village. Since the heritage village is devoid of modern buildings, this led to its appearance Its authentic heritage form that is harmonious with its surroundings