The tribe is of North Arabian stock, tracing its lineage to Adnan through Hawazin, and its original homeland was the border area between Nejd and Hejaz near Bisha.
Recent interest in the Bisha'a stems from two contemporary Israeli films which portray the Bisha'a - Yellow Asphalt (2001) and Bisha: The Awesome Fire Test (2002).
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An investigation of bat roosts in Bisha, the hometown of the index patient, by the Saudi Ministry of Health discovered an Egyptian tomb bat in a large roost close to the index patient's home.
These books are based on ancient Indian “Salakya Tantra” (Otolaryngology, or Ear, Nose, Throat), “Prashuti Tantra” (Gynecology), “Bisha Tantra” (Toxicology) and “Kumara Tantra” (Pediatrics).