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Saudi
Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya
Things to Know
The government is based on the sacred law of Islam.
The chief government and religious official of Saudi Arabia is
the King.
The current king is King Abdullah.
Saudi Arabia occupy's most
of the Arabian Peninsula.
Capital: Riyadh
Map
of Saudi Arabia
National Language: Arabic
Religions:
99%Islam
mainly Sunni
1%Other
Saudi
Arabia's Flag
Currency: Saudi Riyal
Animals
Arabian
Camel
The Dromedary has one hump.
The A to Z Of Camels
The camel is one of the most common animals in the Middle East.
Arabian
Horse
Arabian
oryx a grazing antelope.
Climate
Extreme heat and excessively dry are characteristic of
most of Saudi Arabia.
The shamal, sand-laden winds from the northern deserts, is most frequent in early
summer and can blow for days at 25-50 miles an hour.
Bedouins
Bedouins are nomads of the desert who inhabit the Middle East and North
Africa. They traditional herd animals such as camels and goats.
Bedouin is an Arabic word that means "desert dweller."
Land
More than half the area of Saudi Arabia is desert.
Eastern Saudi Arabia is flat and low-lying, an area of salt flats.
Its main geographical feature is the gigantic Al-Hasa
oasis.
Across the north-west of the country stretches the Nafud desert. The center and north of Saudi Arabia is mostly gravel plains.
In the south is the Rub
Al-Khali (Empty Quarter), the largest sand desert in the world.
The desert comprises more than 25% of Saudi Arabia. It is extremely
dry and virtually uninhabited. Oil of excellent quality has been
found there.
Asir is the relatively fertile area of coastal mountains in the extreme
southwest of Saudi Arabia.
Exploring Desert Caves
Caves beneath the desert, pictures and reports on the exploration of caves in Saudi Arabia.
Read
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/asir.htm
Stories
How The Camel Got
His Hump (Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling)
A
Look At The Past
(short history of Saudi Arabia)
Fun Facts
The Arab calendar is a lunar
calendar. The cycle of the moon's phases takes a little over 29
1/2 days and therefore in an Arab calendar a lunar year contains 354
days and some hours.
Conversion of Islamic and Christian dates
Find your birthday in the Islamic lunar calendar.
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