Saudi Arabia Information, Geography History

Introduction : once inhabited by the belligerent Arab Bedouin nomads, it was finally conquered and united under the leadership of King Abd al-Aziz Al Saud. This kingdom's ticket to prosperity came with the discovery of its oil reserves in the year 1937. The home of Islam, Saudi Arabia also houses Islam's two most religious cities of Mecca and Medina.

Location of Saudi Arabia : located in the southwest region in the Asian continent called the Middle East, it sits atop the Arabian Peninsula. The Tropic of Cancer splits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in two halves. The political neighbors of the country are Qatar to the east; Oman, United Arab Emirates and Yemen to the southeast; Jordan to the north; and Iraq and Kuwait to the northeast. The two water bodies around the country are Red Sea lining almost all of the western border and Persian Gulf to the east.

Physical Map of Saudi Arabia : the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies the largest land area in the Middle East. However, most of it covered by an unproductive and arid desert. The country is also the seat of the largest sand-mass in the world: the An-Nafud Desert. The other major desert is the the Rub' Al Khali Desert. There are mountains also in the country that lie parallel to the Red

Sea in the west. The lowlwnds in the country are located close to the Persian Gulf Perennial water bodies are absent in the country.

Climate of Saudi Arabia : the characteristic climatic condition of the Saudi Arabia is blistering heat and aridity. The country receives very little, and sometimes also no rainfall through the year. The winter months in the country that last between December and February effect only the coastal regions, making them somewhat cooler.