Citizen, spent 10 million riyals for the establishment of a heritage village in Assir

Major political figures visited the village, including Rafsanjani and Mahathir

Saudi citizen who spent nearly 10 million riyals for the establishment of a heritage village of specialized heritage Asiri, and chose the province of South Khamis Saudi Arabia to establish where his dream.
Has become the village of Zafer bin Hmsan, an activist in the field of folklore, the purpose of a lot of political figures and heads of state, ambassadors and diplomatic figures, art, media and cultural, while their visit to the Asir region, which attracts tourists every summer.
It was the opening of the village in 1418 in a ceremony sponsored by the boss at the time Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, and continued development in the village, so that it contained a number of collectables, including the so-called "dish" is catering it was made ​​in the events and entered the Guinness "Guinness" to their large size.

33-year heritage in the service

Said Ben Hmsan that the age of the village owned by extending to more than 20 years, and spent about 33 years to collect the contents of the tools Heritage Asiri before to establish the village, and he was forced to sell the property to him from the land and homes to collect the value of the cost of the project, which exceeded 10 million riyals .
He continued by saying that his village has become a card identifying the heritage of the region, and highlights the aspects of this heritage, and also that the construction of the village over several stages, the first phase highlights the mountainous areas as well as popular dishes, and art and highlights the architectural old, then the second phase include the museum and theater are held in events.

On the most prominent figures who visited the village and especially the political said Ahamsan The most famous of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Mahathir Mohammed former Malaysian Prime Minister, and homeland security adviser American Affairs and terrorism, and insisted on wearing a tie yellow when she saw her after she knew that she dedicated to girls is married he says .
In addition to frequent visits to the village, which was carried out by Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him and a number of Gulf states, and senior figures from them.
And chose Khaled Abdul Rahman village to shoot a "clip" to one of his songs from the words of the poet "Gaod."

The village includes the museum stone, which consists of models highlight the traditional buildings in Asir, and consists of four parts highlighting the contents of the house Asiri, including councils, women's and men's and bedrooms and a lounge open to highlight the heritage heritage also includes a section of the documents of old, and allocate a cornerstone for the manufacture and preparation of traditional food and drinks which is famous for the Asir region, the most important "peel and ginger."
Al Hmsan received generous donations from the dignitaries, who visited the village, including Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him.