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(Al-Qaisariya Market in Al-Ahsa, which carries a fragrance from the past)
From the spirit of Al-Ahsa, its heart was found, which is (Al-Qaisariya Market) in the Al-Rifaa neighborhood in the center of the city of Hofuf. It is considered the most famous heritage market in the Arab Gulf level. It dates back to the year 1238 in Westernization. It is assigned about 422 shops, which are small shops rented by investors. It also contains rows of shops. They are located in covered corridors, consisting of small shops that are opposite each other, and outside it is a place for foodstuffs, and it is in the form of its construction similar to the old Ottoman style.
Visitors from various regions of the Kingdom flock to the market, where the Qaisariya conveyed the customs through its handicrafts, which was represented in the Bedouins selling their products made with love and mastery in sewing their clothes through its handicrafts and professionalism, which represents the great importance of the people of decency who prefer sewn and sewn clothes by hand. About sewing by machine, while others used to buy clothes sewn by machine that were brought to Al-Ahsa in the fifties, in addition to their weaving of the craft that Al-Ahsa was famous for as a home for decades throughout the Arab world since ancient times, where Al-Hasawi Bisht was requested in abundance (from princes, ministers, businessmen and Gulf states ) This is evidence of its quality and quality that distinguished it from the rest of the local, Arab and foreign industries, according to what is expressed and believed by the itching of bashout in Al-Ahsa, in addition to the hawij and apothecaries who sell folk medicines that were of great importance to the elderly and will not be devoid of selling fenugreek, Sidr and Jareesh and Nigella Sativa (Sweida) in addition to the availability of (Al-Hasaa rice) which is known for its high nutritional value.
It is filled with the smell of incense, which carries you with feelings of nostalgia for the past.
One of the sellers (Muhammad Al-Kulaib) says about this market: “Walking around in it is a pleasure that makes you feel nostalgic for the past for this place. ”
And Al-Kulaib adds to that: “The market is a strong tributary in preserving the economy…”
Its name is associated with the name of the oasis, which played a role in the economic, archaeological and historical movement of Saudi Arabia.
The symbol of tourism in Al-Ahsa Oasis (Ain Al-Hara in Al-Mubarraz)
Al-Ahsa has been known since ancient times for palm trees and flowing springs, and there are many sites in it that contain abundant and fresh water springs, among which comes Ain Al-Hara, which is located in Al-Mubarraz area in Al-Ahsa near the Al-Mubarraz cemetery, and it is famous among the people of that eastern region, and it is mentioned that the water of that spring is estimated With twenty thousand gallons per minute, its water reaches the surface of the earth through 3 craters, forming a large lake, and the reason for calling it that is because of the hot water that comes out of it. In summer, it is inevitable that the heat of the weather does not drive large numbers of young people, children, and adults also come to it at hours of the night and day in order to spend time there and have fun and also compete in holding some games, where the people of that region gather good memories in the past and even the present, as someone said Visitors to it, Haji Saleh bin Wahb bin Ali: “Ain Al-Hara has a luster and beautiful and good memories since the first time, where we go on foot and long distances in order to do swimming and bathing and enjoy the views of those warm waters and orchards surrounding Al-Ain in the summer and everyone is relaxing and having fun to enjoy With these scenes, you find the water of that spring cold in the summer, as everyone races to attend and take a bath in order to extinguish the scorching heat of the sun, and in the winter you find warm hot water.” It is one of the well-known springs in Al-Ahsa, specifically in the past, in addition to that people used to take it as a resort for swimming on occasion Marriage, and others take it as a hospital and a treatment for it, especially the elderly who complain of joint pain and rheumatism, and because this Al Ain mineral water is sulfur, it may help them in strengthening and healing their muscles.