They rebuilt a typical village and are offering all kinds of experiences, food, Arabic coffee, we just got some dates and coffee
it's a great opportunity to see what life looked like a few hundred years ago
What's the name of this village? - It's called Sadus Heritage Village.
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This is the place where the village government assembles, it's like a living room but only for men.
Here is the Mishab where Arabic coffee and tea are cooked snd prepared.
The host is sitting here and the guests are sitting on the other side.
They are sitting here or here or here.
This tool is called Nigira.
It is used to grind flour.
It's not for coffee beans. There's another grinder for that.
It's a grindstone.
It's used to make bread.
We serve Arabic coffee in a small cup like this.
This coffee cup is called Finjal.
It's for Arabic coffee.
That's nice! - This is part of our culture.
This one here we call Bohor.
It's actually called Midhal.
My father used to tell me: Salman bring in the Bhohor
We would light up some wood and add Oud. And you can smell the smoke.
You have different kinds.
This is one of the oldest villages in the Gulf states. It's very very old. Like over 500 years old. And you can see how they built the windows here.
You can come inside. We are preparing hummus and we are selling some souvenirs.
We are preparing popcorn, some fried chips, fries.
Show him what you have. This is hummus.
Are you cooking the chickpeas for the hummus? - Yes.
They have lots of things on display here. The villagers are showing the various handicrafts and food items
We just got some nice Arabica coffee and some dates.
And you can also purchase a number of items here.
Behind me is the historic part of the cultural village. I was told this is about 500 years old.
Just behind the cultural village you can see a date farm which I think used to be in and probably still is one of the major revenue sources of the population here.
You get a nice feel for what life typically look like back in the days
and it's quite cool in the rooms. They kept the window is intentionally very small and the window shades are wood.
That gives the cool temperature inside.