Stone Towers of Aseer: A Legacy of Defense and Storage
The “qasabat” (watchtowers) stand among houses and farms in several villages of old Aseer Region, bearing witness to an architectural tradition closely linked to residents’ security and daily lives. Depending on their design and function, they monitored roads and village entrances and stored grain and provisions, forming part of the region’s architectural and social heritage. The qasaba, the singular form of qasabat, is one of the architectural forms for which the villages of Aseer are known, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
