▁a ▁mart ello ▁tower - like ▁stone ▁structure ▁are ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁d irt ▁track ▁north ▁of ▁Al - M as nah . ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁interesting ▁ante ced ent ▁of ▁the ▁As ir ▁farm house ▁and ▁perhaps ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁q as aba . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁ru ins ▁now , ▁but ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁dwell ing ▁and ▁is ▁strongly ▁def ensive ." ▁One ▁account ▁says ▁about ▁a ▁traditional ▁village ▁in ▁Al - B ah ah , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia : ▁" E ven ▁the ▁road ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁impress ive , ▁and ▁several ▁historical ▁stone ▁and ▁sl ate ▁to wers ▁dot ▁the ▁way . ▁Al - B ah ah ▁Province ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁to wers , ▁once ▁built ▁to ▁protect ▁villages , ▁roads ▁and ▁plant ations ▁from ▁riv alling ▁tribes . ▁Today , ▁these ▁to wers ▁are ▁abandoned , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁partially ▁or ▁completely ▁in ▁ru ins ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁K s ar ▁ ▁Rib at ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" Old ▁stone ▁to wers ▁in ▁As ir ▁village ▁- ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ." ▁ ▁" T ower ▁in ▁R ij al ▁Al ma ▁village ▁- ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ." ▁ ▁" Mar ble ▁Village ▁of ▁D he e ▁A yn ." ▁ ▁" Images ▁from ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁– ▁Rock ▁House ▁Se aled ▁with ▁M ud ▁– ▁An cient ▁Watch ▁Tower ." ▁ ▁Wik tion