Saudi Arabia's Gingerbread Village - in pictures
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Saudi Arabia's Rijal Almaa has been named one of the Best Tourism Villages in the world by the UNWTO. All photos: Visit Saudi -
The village in the mountainous Asir region is an "outstanding example of rural tourism", say UN officials. -
Saudi men perform a traditional folk dance at the cultural village of Rijal Almaa in the outskirts of Abha region. -
The village is often called the Gingerbread Village because its buildings look as if they are cut out of gingerbread. -
The village is also famed for its Flower Men, who wear colourful attire and flower garlands on their head. -
Traditional handicrafts are preserved in Rijal Almaa. -
Buildings lit up for the annual Flowermen Festival of Saudi Arabia in Rijal Almaa. -
Girls at the Flowermen Festival of Saudi Arabia. -
Rijal Almaa also stands at the heart of ancient trade networks linking Yemen, the Levant, Makkah and Madinah. -
The well-preserved village is surrounded by mountains. -
Villagers at work in Rijal Almaa. -
Participants in the annual Flowermen Festival of Saudi Arabia.
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