Uyun al-Jiwa'

Uyun al-Jiwa lies northwest of Buraydah, between rocky hills and the sands of Qasim. Its name recalls the springs that watered farms and travellers, including pilgrims on their way to Mecca. The surrounding Jiwa country is associated in Arabic poetry and local tradition with the tribe of Abs and its celebrated poet-warrior Antarah ibn Shaddad. A great rock known as Hasat al-Naslah bears ancient inscriptions and is linked by local tradition to Antarah and his beloved Ablah.