 Saudi Arabia — (sou´dē ə rā´bē ə) |
About The People
Did You Know...... The discovery of oil in the 1930s improved the country's economy tremendously, allowing the people t »» More
Fashion... Saudi Arabian men and women continue to wear traditional Arab dress. The men wear the ghutua (headdr »» More
Socializing... Life in Saudi Arabia is more relaxed than in fast-paced Western nations. Saudi Arabians prefer to es »» More
Family... Although the Saudi Arabian family is traditionally a strong, male-dominated unit, women exercise con »» More
Sports & Recreation... Soccer is the national sport. Camel racing is popular and the King's Camel Race is an annual event. »» More
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Saudi Arabia History
Abd al Aziz ibn Abd ar Rahman Al Saud, founder of Saudi
Arabia
ABD AL AZIZ ibn Abd ar Rahman Al Saud rose to prominence in
the Arabian Peninsula in the early twentieth century. He belonged
to the Saud family (the Al Saud), who had controlled most of
Arabia during the nineteenth century. By the time of Abd al Aziz,
however, the rival Al Rashid family forced the Al Saud into exile
in Kuwait. Thus, it was from Kuwait that Abd al Aziz began the
campaign to restore his family to political power. First, he
recaptured Najd, a mostly desert region in the approximate center
of the peninsula and the traditional homeland of the Al Saud.
During the mid-1920s, Abd »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... Riyadh »» History of Riyadh
Population: 28,686,633
GDP: $582,800,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 1,960,582 (sq km) 756,981 (sq mi)
Currency: Saudi riyal
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