The historic Palace of the Emirate was established in 1363 Hegira (1944 AD), where it took nearly two years and an area of about 625 square meters.
It was established to be the headquarters of the Emirate of Najran region, and included next to the government departments; Sharia Court and wireless section and the residence of the Emir and his deputy.
The historic palace of the emirate consists of three floors and includes 65 rooms spread over the floors. The building consists in the form of a castle with high walls and is distinguished from the top of these circular towers, which were built in its four corners as impregnable fortresses and observation towers.
There are 17 rooms in the residence of the Emir and his family, which is a place to receive guests for events, five rooms for the official offices of the emirate and the dining room, coffee room and storage room and rooms for food warehouses and four rooms for livestock warehouses. In different purposes.
The palace includes a mosque built of milk, straw and palm fronds; contains a room for the muezzin and the court room as well as an old well dating back to the pre-Islamic era and the bottom of it was built with burnt milk and the upper part with stones and completed in the recent restoration .
The emirate's historic palace was restored after the palace was evacuated in 1387 AH after the emirate of Najran moved to its new location.
The first restoration was in the same style as the first design, which was built at the time of its establishment according to the ancient heritage.
The General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities restored the historic emirate's palace in 1429 and transformed it into a headquarters for artisans and handicrafts such as daggers, swords, fibrous industries, twisting ropes, sewing folk costumes, pottery, drums, folk art and embroidery machines. Drawing and engraving, and the manufacture of perfumes and incense to be a unique heritage place attracts tourists in Najran.
