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The artificial reservoir known as the Lake of Jazan Dam is located in Wadi Jizan about 16 km (9.9 miles) northeast of Abu Arish in Jizan province in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Built in 1970, a dam in the desert collects runoff and stores it for periodic discharge downstream. The reservoir has several purposes including irrigation and flood control. . On the shores of the lake there are several recreation areas and parks. One of them, Alsad Park, we were offered to visit. . .

Meteora — "Soaring in the air"... . . . . Meteora In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built, despite incredible difficulties, at the time of the great revival of the eremetic ideal in the 15th century. Their 16th-century frescoes mark a key stage in the development of post-Byzantine painting. (whc.unesco.