There are many interesting and diverse places to visit, enjoy and photograph in Saudi Arabia
Pinnacle Rock
Medium: 17kb Pinnacle Rock is located in Hidden Valley and is a very popular place to visit if you live in Saudi Arabia's capitol city, Riyadh. |
Cathedral Rock
Medium: 21kb Cathedral Rock or Natural Arch is located about 20 km (12.5 miles) east of Jebel Baloum, Saudi Arabia. |
Desert Spring Time
Medium: 17kb Desert Spring Time photograph demonstrates how the desert can come alive with color during the mild weather of spring. |
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Maha'jah Rock
Medium: 16kb Maha'jah Rock / Mountain is located about 200 km (124 miles) west of Hail City, Saudi Arabia. |
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Saudi Arabia has a diverse range of geographical features and terrains from the coastal plains to the mountains to the desert. It offers a variety of experiences and climatic conditions just waiting to be experienced.
 
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by David E. Long This book encompasses all facets of Saudi life, the land and people, their religion and culture, the country's history, politics, economics, and foreign policy. Alongside his discussion of oil and the Saudi economy, for example, is a chapter on the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Makkah, a subject about which little has been written in English but one that is far more important to the millions of Muslims worldwide than the kingdom's oil wealth. At every turn Long looks at issues from a Saudi point of view as he explores the kingdom's successes, failures, and, most of all, its remarkable resiliency in response to the pressures of social change. |
Saudi Arabian Trivia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. Saudi Arabia possesses 25% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 75% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings.