2. My country is Saudi Arabia, the capital of Saudi
Arabia is Riyadh. There language is Arabic, the
location of Saudi Arabia is in the Middle East,
Saudi Arabia is in Asia. There borders are Yemen,
Iraq, Oman, Qatar, UAE, and Kuwait.
3.
Saudi Arabia’s history goes back to 20,000 years
ago. The Al Saud leader, Abdulaziz carried out a
series of wars which resulted in his creation of the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the birth
place of Islam and the prophet Mohammad. The 2
cities of Mecca and Medina are the most important
places in Muslim world. The Qu’ran requires every
Muslim to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at the grand
mosque.
4. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country situated in
Southwest Asia, the largest country of Arabia,
bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red sea, north of
Yemen. Its extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and
Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping especially
crude oil through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. The
kingdom occupies 80% of the Arabian peninsula. Most
of the country's boundaries with the UAE, Oman, and
the republic of Yemen. The people of South Yemen are
undefined, so the exact size of the country remains
unknown.
5.
In Saudi Arabia the women wear dresses called
abayas and the men wear robes to keep cool. The
women also wear Boshiya a black veil. In Saudi
Arabia, the music includes both western and
traditional music. Like many Saudi Arabia Persian
Gulf neighbors, Khaleeji folk traditions are popular
styles. Mohammed Al-Senan was the first Arab
composer who won 1st place world wide award in
the first children International Nile song festival which
was held in Cairo in September 1998 for his song “ I
love you mom.”
6.
Some of the common food items in the Saudi
Arabian cuisine include; wheat, rice, lamb, chicken,
yogurt, and dates. Shawarma and Falafel is also very
common. Saudi Arabian people have consumed the
same type of food for thousands of years. The public
Saudi Arabian holidays are: The feast of the end of
Ramadan, The feast of the end of Haji, and Saudi
national day.
7.
The Saudi flag is green. With white words written on
it. The words are called Shahada which means:
There is no god but God and Mohammad is God’s
messenger. Saudi Arabia’s population is close to
27,000,000. They used to be Nomadic tribes that live
in the desert in tents until 1960, but now 85% live in
cities and towns. They are ethic Arabs. Majority of
Saudi population is young.
8. Saudi Arabia is named after its royal family. Saudi
Arabia has borders with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Yemen. Women are not
allowed to travel with out a male 12 or older. Typically
Saudis like to drive or take buses around their country.
The modes of transportations are by cars, planes,
boats, trains, and camels. Saudi Arabia follows the
basic Sharia laws. It has 83 articles. Muslims and
infidels can’t drive on the same road from Jeddah