About Saudi Arabia

KSA, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Arabic country as well as largest Arabian Peninsula . Saudi Arabia is bordered with Jordan to northwest, Iraq on northeast and north, Bahrain , Qatar , Kuwait and United Arab Emirates on East; on southeast there is Oman and Yemen on south. Gulf of Persian to northeast and Red Sea to the west, country has the population (estimated) of 27.6 million and size of country is approx 2,150,000 S. kilometers. Kingdom is called some time as " Land of Two holy Mosques" in the reference to Medinah and Makkah, which are two holiest places in Islam. It is most commonly refer as Saudi Arabia in English.

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History of Saudi Arabia

Although the region has an ancient history where country stands now, emergence of Saudi dynasty began from central Arabia in early 1744. Muhammad ibn Saud was ruler of town Ad Diriyyah near Riyadh at that time, he joined forces with cleric Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab to create new political entity. In 18 th century this joined alliance formed the basis of Saudi Arabia , which is a dynastic rule today. Fortunes of the Saudi Family, over next 150 years, rose and feel the several times as rules of Saudi contended with Ottoman Empire , Egypt and other Arabian families for having control on Peninsula . 3 rd and current state of Saudi Arabia was founded in early 20 th century by king Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, internationally know as Abdul Aziz bin Saud.

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Saudi Arabia Crimes

According to ministries of foreign affairs of different countries, there is rare low rater of crimes in Saudi Arabia . A Criminology researcher named Dr Ali Wardak however in book Comparative suggested criminology and Transnational suggested the ranking societies on basics of official crimes rate is problematic. Wardak has argued about, there is possibility in the Saudi Arabia for several complains concern to crime that is resolved outside in formal judicial institution as well as consequence remain as undocumented by regional police. In Saudi Arabia crime is relatively low when it compared to with developed nations. It might increase because of higher levels of workers from across the border, and by unemployed residents of Saudi Arabia .

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Saudi Arabia Culture

Music and dance

Al Ardha is most compelling folk ritual in Saudi Arabia, it is a sword dance and is based on the ancient Bedouin tradition, in this dance drummers beat the drums on rhythm and poet chants verses while a man warring sword dance with shoulder to shoulder. It is Sibha folk music from Hejaz; it has also origin in the al-Andalu in Medina and Mecca . Songs and dance incorporate the sound of mizmar, oboe-like, which is an instrument in performance of mizma dance. Drum is an important instrument as far as tribal and traditional customs are concerned.

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Saudi Arabia Hospitals

Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization

This Complex operates privately and is a contracted hospitals, which serve Aramco employees as well as their dependents in Saudi Arabia , numbering about 500,000 total, in many other communities of Saudi Aramco as well as basic health care is also provided through the several clinics, that function as the Health Maintenance Organizations and do it in United States . There is rotating general staff and practitioners that perform examination as well as prescribes that care on outpatient basics. Other clinics have laboratories and facilities for the basic testing and diagnostic.

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Saudi Arabia Language

Language of Saudi Arabia refers to the language spoken by natives of country. Widely spoken and most popular language is Arabic. It is an official language of county while Saudi Arabian also speaks English mostly among the business groups. English is second compulsory language in the Saudi Arabian schools. Most popular among non-Saudi people is Urdu and less popular are Turkish and Farsi. Not for only Saudi Arabia , but Arabic is a basic language of all Arabian countries and is spoken by 200 million people in many Islamic nations. It is the language is which holy Quran is written. Most Arabian poetry and literature is also written in Arabic.

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Saudi Arabia Places

Mecca

It is also spelled as Makkah, holy city in Saudi Arabia and home to Masjid al Haram. City is known as holies place in Islam and it also plays very important role in faith. In 2008, thousands of Hajj pilgrimage attracts for city's economy as well as challenges for the infrastructure. Saudi Arabia culturally is a modern city, and has ethnically and cosmopolitan diverse. The Islamic traditions and attributes began from Mecca to the Ishmael's descendants. In 7 th century,

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Saudi Arabia Popular Foods

Cuisine of Saudi Arabia is traditional and can found globally. You can taste the difference between cuisine of Saudi Arabia and other countries. Cuisine of Saudi Arabia is also influenced by the holy book Quran, which strictly states that meat of Pork is impure, only "halal food" is allowed, while drinking of alcohol is also prohibited. Arabic fruit drinks and coffee is very famous, coffee is served without sweeteners and a preservative is beverage of the honor, which is served to guests. One can commonly found a pure Arabic food in restaurants. Food of Saudi Arabia is cooked as well as eaten at homes, as eating and cooking are social activities intensives in Saudi Arabia .

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Saudi Arabia Population

According to the Census of 1992, population of Saudi Arabia was 12,304,000, while there were 4,625,000-expatriated living in Kingdom. There is a traditional Society if Saudi Arabia and it combines virtues of the Bedouin life having latent for the commerce as well as underlying devotion to principles of the Islam. Capital of Kingdom is Riyadh , and is largest city with population of more than 2 million. It is mainland, sea and Air gateway on Red Sea coast. Other main cities include Madihan, Makkah, Buraidah, Jubail, Yanbu and Abha of 500,000 to 1 million people.

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Saudi Arabia Weather

With exception of Asir province and its towns of Jizan on Najran and western Coast, country has large desert climate that is characterized by the extreme heat during day, and drop in temperature at night while slight and erratic rainfall in some regions as well. Having influence of high subtropical pressure system with many fluctuations in the elevation, considerable variations as well as humidity is also there, and two main extremes in the climate are between coastal and interior lands. Along with coastal regions of Red Sea and Persian Gulf , temperature of desert is moderated by proximity of large bodies water and temperature above 38 degree Celsius, humid is 85% usually.

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