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Happy
  Saudi
  National
  Day
About Saudi Arabia

• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the


Arabian Peninsula.
• It is the birthplace of Islam, the kingdom has a special place in
the region. 

• Saudi oil reserve are the largest in the world, And Saudi Arabia
is the world's leading producer and exporter.  
• Location: The kingdom of Saudi
Arabia lies at the furthermost part of
southwestern Asia, by Arabian Gulf,
UAE and Qatar in the east, Red sea in
the west, Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan in
the north, Yemen and Oman in the
south.
• Area: Saudi Arabia has an area of
2,240,000 sq km.

•   Population: The population of Saudi


Arabia in 2010 was estimated to be
28.7 million {23.1 million Saudis, 5.6
million foreign national}. 
History of Saudi Arabia 

• Saudi Arabia is not only the homeland of the Arab peoples-it is


thought that the first Arab originated on the Arabian Peninsula-
but also the homeland of Islam.
• Muhammad [s] found Islam in Saudi Arabia, and it is the
location of the holy pilgrimage cities, Mecca and Medina.
• The Dynasty of Saudi Arabia was founded at the birth on 15th
Century, only to be taken by the ottomans in 1517.
• In the middle of the 18th •    1865,
a Civil War erupted and
Century, Abu I-Wahhab {a
the Saudi Arabian dynasty fell
religious leader} established
apart, was divided between the
Muwahhiduns, a sect that
Ottomans and different clans .
Saudi supported.
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