"Ha'il: centre of northern Saudi Arabia" Mintaqat Ha'il by sjazeerah

The governour Al Sadhan of the previous Rasheed government until 1920 had a nice working place overlooking the town of Hail.
The Fort from this point of view looks a little bit like a face.

Fort Dira in Ha'il

much bigger than Fort Al Masmak in Riyadh. Built in 1900 it served, however, for only 20 years.

Wintermosque Dira, Ha'il

In Fort Dira people used to pray in the open-air mosque court. But in wintertime it is too cold in Ha'il. So they digged a wintermosque under ground.

• In a nutshell:atmosphere more normal or liberal than in sterile Riyadh