Fifa, October 15, 2026, SPA -- The agricultural terraces on the slopes of the mountains in Fifa Governorate, Jazan Region, tell a story connecting people to their land. Residents shaped the slopes into successive levels and built their villages and homes around them, making the features of the land part of the local memory and the area’s identity.
These terraces are associated with agricultural knowledge passed down through generations, from preparing the land and utilizing rainwater to cultivating crops for which Fifa is known, most notably Saudi coffee, corn, millet, and aromatic plants. These practices reflect residents’ expertise in dealing with mountainous terrain and document aspects of the lifestyles that developed in this environment.
The terraces have helped shape the character of mountain villages, with fields and homes arranged across the slopes. They combine the land’s agricultural function with its cultural significance, reflecting residents’ building skills, adaptation to the environment, and local knowledge passed from one generation to the next.
The agricultural terraces are a distinctive feature of Fifa’s tourism and cultural landscape, offering visitors insight into an agricultural and architectural way of life shaped by the mountain environment. The villages and tiered fields blend into a scene that reflects the community’s interaction with its surroundings over time.