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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Birthplace of Islam
Geography
• Temperatures can reach over 110 degrees in the summer and drop below
freezing in the winter.
• Saudi Arabia gets an average of about four in. of rain per year.
• 95 percent of the land is desert.
• An Nafud Desert & Ar Rub' Al Khali Desert (known as the empty quarter)
have dunes that extend for over 25 miles and are over 100 ft. high. The
Empty Quarter is the world’s largest sand-only desert.
• The Red Sea and Persian Gulf provide natural borders and the Red Sea
features diverse tropical fish and coral reefs.
History
• In the early 18th century Muhammad bin
Saud formed the first Saudi state.
• The modern KSA was formed by
Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1902.
• In 1933 large quantities of oil was
discovered in the Eastern region of the
KSA.
• On September 25th 2011 King Abdullah
granted Saudi women the right to vote.
He also allowed women to be appointed
to the Shura, an assembly that advises
the King on laws and other issues.
Islam
• Around the year 610 the
Prophet Muhammad received
his first message from Allah.
• Muslims pray 5 times a day,
facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
• Ramadan is a holy month
during which Muslims fast
from dawn to dusk.
• Hajj is an annual pilgrimage
where millions of Muslims
from around the world come
to Mecca to perform rituals.
Art
• Most Saudi’s listen to modern Arabic and western music.
Traditional folk music, poetry, and dances are also very
important.
• In Islam it is forbidden to produce images of living things as it is
believed that the creation of living forms is unique to Allah
• Saudi Arabia is famous for its Islamic architecture.
• Calligraphy, which usually uses the Koran as its subject matter, is
the quintessential Islamic art form.
“Bismilleh”
“God is great”
Hijab or shayla
Clothing
Many Saudi’s
wear western
style clothing in
their day-to-day
lives. But
traditional
clothing is still
very popular.
igaal
ghutra
abaya
thoub
Food
• Muslims do not eat
pork or drink alcohol,
and all meat consumed
must be halaal.
• Modern Saudi’s eat
much of the same food
as their ancestors;
dates, breads, yogurt,
meat, and rice.
• Saudi’s typically eat
using their hands or
flat bread as utensils.
What do Saudi’s do for fun?
• Hookah cafés as well as soccer
are very popular.
• Families enjoy riding atv’s in the
sand dunes and camping in tents
Bedouin style.
• Many Saudi’s enjoy watching
western TV shows and movies,
although there are no movie
theaters in the country.
• Saudi’s also enjoy visiting the
Red Sea where they can go
boating, fishing, and snorkeling.