التقويم الثقفي الزراعي

The agricultural cultural calendar on abstract calculation is one of the most famous and oldest calendars

(The agricultural cultural calendar on the abstract calculation is considered one of the most famous and oldest agricultural calendars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is concerned with the dates of agriculture, weather conditions and astronomical stars.

The agricultural cultural calendar was founded by Obaidan bin Atiyah bin Maqal al-Thaqafi (may God have mercy on him), one of the sons of the village of Majardeh, where he was born in 1328 AH. Astronomer in the village of Majardah culture canal.

It is considered the oldest agricultural observatory known for more than five hundred 500 years, with full knowledge of entering the seasons of the agricultural year, planting times, the locations of the stars and their names, and monitoring the movement of the sun. - According to the custom of farmers) and the other chapters, a large number of the community members benefited from this world and its knowledge.

Some learned it from Sheikh Ubaidan al-Thaqafi as his sons and those interested in astronomy, and the Astronomical Observatory became one of Thaqeef's landmarks, the witness to the knowledge and civilization of its people and its famous rock "Kahila" and the village known as the village of Majardah. Entering the seasons of the agricultural year.

A number of astronomers and specialists praised this observatory and agricultural calendar, including Dr. Hassan Basurah, may God have mercy on him, and Professor Nasser Al-Osaimi in one of his books, and this calendar was written by Professor Abdul-Malik bin Eida Al-Thaqafi (may God have mercy on him) and Professor Ahmed bin Dakhil Al-Thaqafi and issued it in writing thirty-three years ago.

And this calendar is still the only and main one of the Astronomical Observatory with Thaqaf under the supervision and follow-up of the General Supervisor, Mr. Attia bin Obaidan Al-Thaqafi (Ibn Al-Sheikh Obaidan) and the membership of Mr. Ahmed bin Dakhil Al-Thaqafi and Mr. Zayed bin Jamaan Al-Hussain Al-Thaqafi in its documentation, design, development and production, and other versions are copied from it.

This calendar has achieved great fame in all regions of the Kingdom, which has called on many community companies and institutions to ensure their support and care, and in addition to meeting the desire of the community’s members to increase the number of copies and develop them.)