Murat is a very small village about an hours drive from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Old Murat is a fascinating maze of the crumbling mud homes from days not all that long ago. The earth in the region of Murat is a much deeper red than the surrounding areas of Dhurma, Al Brrah, and Shaqra, and the view of the old village is just beautiful.
It seems that women are women all over the world, and throughout all of history. We spend a lot of time in our homes, and we want them to look as good as possible, so we decorate.
The designs carved into the walls of these homes is just amazing to look at, and the shelves built into the walls are decorative as well as functional. This was a room where the family would have spent many hours, and entertained guests, and the shelves would have held such things as coffee pots, tea pots, and all of the essentials needed to be a generous host/hostess. A guest would be sure to be served a pot of "gahwa", or Arabic coffee, and a plate of dates within minutes of his arrival.
Many times the date that the home is built is carved into the wall, as well as some religious quotes, as in the wall above. The date is 17/3/1373, which corresponds to 24/11/1953, and the writing says There is no god but God, and Mohamed is God's prophet.
On this wall, the quote is the same as above, while the date is 28/12/1369, which corresponds to 10/12/1944.
Yet another example of beautiful designs carved into the wall. In addition to the shelves in this home, there is storage space recessed into the wall.
Murat is a very small village about an hours drive from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Old Murat is a fascinating maze of the crumbling mud homes from days not all that long ago. The earth in the region of Murat is a much deeper red than the surrounding areas of Dhurma, Al Brrah, and Shaqra, and the view of the old village is just beautiful.
It seems that women are women all over the world, and throughout all of history. We spend a lot of time in our homes, and we want them to look as good as possible, so we decorate.
The designs carved into the walls of these homes is just amazing to look at, and the shelves built into the walls are decorative as well as functional. This was a room where the family would have spent many hours, and entertained guests, and the shelves would have held such things as coffee pots, tea pots, and all of the essentials needed to be a generous host/hostess. A guest would be sure to be served a pot of "gahwa", or Arabic coffee, and a plate of dates within minutes of his arrival.
Many times the date that the home is built is carved into the wall, as well as some religious quotes, as in the wall above. The date is 17/3/1373, which corresponds to 24/11/1953, and the writing says There is no god but God, and Mohamed is God's prophet.
On this wall, the quote is the same as above, while the date is 28/12/1369, which corresponds to 10/12/1944.
Yet another example of beautiful designs carved into the wall. In addition to the shelves in this home, there is storage space recessed into the wall.
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