During famines and outbreaks of epidemics, huge numbers of people would die and many tribes faced difficulties in digging new graves because of the difficult weather. Elderly people remember that in olden times, the winter used to stretch for more than six months and would be accompanied by much rain and fog, making movement difficult. But due to tribal rivalries, many families would guard their cemeteries, and put restrictions on who got buried in them. Across Al-Bahah, burial grounds are constructed in different ways. Some cemeteries consist of underground vaults or concrete burial chambers with the capacity of holding a large number of bodies at a time. Such vaults include windows for people to peer through and are usually decorated ornately with writings, drawings and patterns. Muhammad Saleh, a local resident, said, "One of the things that is so iconic about many of these graves is the fact that many of them are not directed toward the Kaaba. This tells us that some of these graves are from the pre-Islamic era. In Islam the face of a dead person should be toward the Kaaba."" Education Academic Affairs & Health Training, established in 2006 Al-Baha University, established in 2006 The Community College, which belongs to Umm Al Qura University of Makkah Dar Al-faisal International School Creativity Care Literary club Al Baha literary club is concerned with intellectual meetings, poems, novels and book distribution. It hosts intellectuals from all regions of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2009. Local sports clubs There are four main local football clubs in the city: Al-Hejaz Football Club (). Al-Ain FC (); previously known as "Zahran FC" and "Al Ameed". Al Baha Football Club (); previously known as "Al Sarah FC". Al Sarawat Football Club (). King Saud Sport City The stadium complex provides facilities for sports and leisure, including swimming pools, football and basketball. Culture Religion All of the Saudi citizens of Al Baha are Sunni Muslim, who in the past practiced Shafi`i, a school of fiqh that was dominant in the Hejaz. The largest mosque here is the King Fahad Mosque (). Cuisine The city is known for its healthy and nutritious traditional meals brought by local farming such as Daghābīs () and ʿAṣīdah (). Language It is claimed by some Arab authors that the dialect of Belad Ghamid and Zahran (Now known as Al Baha province in Saudi Arabia) is nearest to classical