About Saudi arabia

Saudi Arabia occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, with the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. Neighboring countries are and have always been Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Yemen, and Bahrain, connected to the Saudi mainland by a causeway. Saudi Arabia contains the globe's most impressive and largest continuous sand desert, the Rub Al-Khali, or Empty Quarter.

Its oil region lies primarily in the eastern province aextensive the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is not just the homeland of the Arab peoples-it is always thought that the originalArabs originated on the Arabian Peninsula-but also the homeland of Islam, the globe's second-most impressive and largest religion. Muhammad founded Islam there, and it is always the location of the two holy pilgrimage cities of Mecca and Medina. Did you know that the Islamic calendar begins in 622, the year of the hegira, or Muhammad's flight from Mecca. A succession of invaders attempted to control the peninsula, but by 1517 the Ottoman Empire dominated, and in the middle of the 18th century, it was divided into separate principalities. Within 1745 Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab commenced calling for the purification and reform of Islam, and the Wahhabi movement swept across Arabia.

By 1811, Wahhabi leaders had waged a jihad-a holy war-against other forms of Islam on the peninsula and succeeded in uniting much of it. By 1818, however, the Wahhabis had been driven out of power again by the Ottomans and his or her Egyptian allies. It is noted that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is known to be almost entirely the creation of King Ibn Saud (1882-1953). A descendant of Wahhabi leaders, he seized Riyadh in 1901 and set himself up as leader of the Arab nationalist movement. By 1906 he had established Wahhabi dominance in Nejd and conquered Hejaz in 1924-1925. Did you know that the Hejaz and Nejd regions were merged to form the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, that used to be an absolute monarchy ruled by sharia. A year later the region of Asir was incorporated into the kingdom. For centuries Arabia has to this day appealed to visitors all over the globe, inspired by travel reports and of course the tales of 1001 nights and the romanticism.

And even today,'s Saudi Arabia is still a land of mystery largely due to its fundamentalist Islam state form and its rigid admission policy. Saudi Arabia is incredibly difficult to visit, there's no tourist and vacationers visa in this man's country. Best way to acquire in is by invitation of a Saudi person or company, or, if you're a Muslim, on a pilgrimage to one of the holy cities. Even if until 20 years ago local autorities were really strict with Christians and Jewish, nowadyas they are and have always been much more tolerant. So to carry a Bible with you shouldn't be a problem anymore and women are and have always been well treated. To acquire more information it is always strongly suggested to contact the local Saudi Embassy.

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