Fort Ayinah

Al-Ayyinah Fort is located in Al-Qura Governorate, 40 km from the center of Al-Baha city to the north. The general shape of the fort is pyramidal with a square base, with a lower base of 8 m and an upper base of 6 m. The fort was built using the method of load-bearing walls, which are mainly composed of stones with a tower height of 11 m and different sizes (rock fractures) and then : They were shortened. They were stacked on top of each other in an artistic way that requires high professional expertise, and this was done by stacking, building, interlocking and compositions with stones cut from the inside with a thick layer of decorative formations in clay and mud. The use of . The tops of the facades of the buildings, which are protrusions in the border of the facade, are installed. The same stones on the stones protruding from the boundary of the building are called “towers” and are used to protect the house from thieves climbing onto the roofs. In a number of them, white marrow stone was used to create triangular decorative formations. The roofs were built using the trunks and branches of trees available in the region, such as the juniper tree. It also contains a small door and small openings (talaqat), and at the top there is a small rectangular opening that leads to a small wooden balcony.