Ar-Rakbah

This southern part of Ar-Rakbah lies on the high ground between Wadi Bishah and Wadi Ranyah, with sand belts such as Nafud Hanjaran and bare rock between the wadis. Rain falls rarely but heavily, and flood water in the wadi beds feeds wells and brief pasture. Herders of camels and goats came here after the rains, and the dry country between the wadis was crossed by tracks linking Najd with the Asir highlands.