MEMORABLE AUTHENTICITY IN THE AL SOODAH MOUNTAINS Sitting atop Saudi Arabia’s highest point, InterContinental Abha offers traditional Islamic design and contemporary flair. Assir National Park provides the stunning vista from the hotel’s 3,048-metre (10,000-foot) elevation. Al Shada Palace, the Ottoman fort, Rijal Alma Museum and the dagger, silver and antique suqs are interesting sites nearby.