An overview about Saudi Arabia. follow for more.

1. SAUDI ARABIA
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT
ARYA P.G. COLLEGE, PANIPAT
PRESENTED BY – DEEP & HARSHIT

2. INTRODUCTION
SAUDI ARABIA ALSO KNOWN AS THE
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS THE 13RD LARGEST
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BY AREA AND 2ND LARGEST
COUNTRY IN THE ARAB WORLD AFTER ALGERIA. IT IS
THE BIRTHPLACE OF ISLAM RELIGION. RIYADH IS THE
CAPITAL OF SAUDI ARABIA. IT IS THE ONLY COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD THAT HAS MADE ILLEGAL FOR
WOMEN TO OBTAIN A LICENSE TO OPERATE A CAR.

3. GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION

4. REGIONS OF SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA IS DIVIDED IN 13 REGIONS INCLUDING ITS CAPITAL
CITY RIYADH.
1. QASSIM
2. RIYADH
3. TABUK
4. MADINAH
5. MAKKAH (MECCA)
6. NORTHERN
7. JOUF
8. HA’IL
9. BAHAH
10.JAZAN
11.ASIR
12.NAJRAN
13.EASTERN

5. CLIMATE
WARM DESERT CLIMATE
HOT AND DRY SUMMER AND MILD AND FAIRLY DRY WINTER.
LAND
LARGE DESERT AREAS.
GREEN AREAS IN SOUTHWEST AND MOUNTAINS IN THE WEST

6. FLAG OF SAUDI ARABIA
NATIONAL EMBLEM

7. NATIONAL ANIMAL
CAMEL
NATIONAL BIRD
FALCON

8. NATIONAL FOOD
KABSA
NATIONAL FRUIT
DATES

9. NATIONAL TREE
PALM TREE

10. CURRENCY
(2 UNITS)
[SAUDI RIYAL]
1 SAR = 19.05 INR
1 SAR = 0.27 USD
[HALALAS]
1 SAR = 100 HALALAS

11. KING ABDUL AZIZ
HISTORY
SAUDI ARABIA WAS FOUNDED ON
23RD SEPTEMBER 1932 BY KING
ABDUL AZIZ BIN SAUD. THE
KINGDOM SOMETIMES CALLED AS
“THE LAND OF TWO HOLY
MOSQUES” IN REFERENCE TO AL-
MASJID AL-HARAM (IN MAKKAH),
AND AL-MASJID AL-NABAWI (IN
MADINAH). KING ABDUL AZIZ
NAMES HIS KINGDOM AS SAUDI
ARABIA WITH RIYADH AS THE
CAPITAL.

12. FAST FACTS
CONTINENT : ASIA
COUNTRY : SAUDI ARABIA
CAPITAL : RIYADH
RELIGION : ISLAM
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : ARABIC
POPULATION : 33,000,000 (ESTIMATED 2018)
AREA : 2,149,690 KM2
CURRENCY : SAUDI RIYAL (SAR)
TIME ZONE : UTC +3.00
CALLING CODE : +966
WEEKEND DAYS : FRIDAY - SATURDAY

13. TRADITIONAL DRESS
WOMEN – HIJAB, NIQAB AND
ABAYA.
MEN – (THAWB-GHUTRA)

14. SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA
• 95% POPULATION OF THE COUNTRY IS MUSLIM.
• THERE ARE NO RIVERS LOCATED IN SAUDI ARABIA. IT IS THE LARGEST
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A RIVER.
• ABOUT HALF OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER THE AGE OF 24.
• WOMEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN SAUDI ARABIA AS WELL AS THEY
CAN’T OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT.
•NON MUSLIMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO STEP FOOT ON THE MOSQUES OF
MECCA AND MADINAH.
•HARRY POTTER BOOKS ARE BANNED BECAUSE THEY TALK ABOUT SORCERY.
• MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF DRIVING IS 120KM/H.
• ALCOHOL IS STRICTLY BANNED IN SAUDI ARABIA.
• SOCCER IS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

15. • EDUCATION IS FREE AT ALL LEVELS.
• SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.
• VALIDITY OF I-CARD IS 5 YEARS AND HAS TO BE UPDATED EVERY
YEAR.
• NON CITIZENS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BUY PROPERTY.
• OIL IS CHEAPER THAN WATER.
• PETROL IS 0.54 USD/LTR. ( 38.57 INDIAN RUPEE )
• THERE IS NO TAX ON INCOME.
• THERE ARE NO MOVIE THEATERES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
• 3 TYPES OF VISA ALLOWED.
• LEFT HAND IS CONSIDERED UNHYGIENIC.
• SHOWING THE SOLE (BOTTOM) OF THE SHOE IS MEANT TO BE
DISRESPECTFUL IN SAUDI ARABIA.

16. MAJOR CITIES & DESTINATIONS IN SAUDI
ARABIA

17. 1. MAKKAH (MECCA)
MECCA, IN A DESRET VALLEY IN WESTERN SAUDI
ARABIA, IS ISLAM’S HOLIEST CITY, AS IT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE PROPHET
MUHAMMAD AND FAITH ITSELF. IT IS FAMOUS FOR MASJID-AL-HARAM, A
MOSQUE FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

18. 2. MADINAH (MEDINA)
MEDINAH IS A CITY IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA. IN
THE CITY CENTER, THE VAST AL-MASJID AN-NABAWI (PROPHET’S MOSQUE) IS A
MAJOR ISLAMIC PILGRIMAGE SITE. IT IS ONE OF THE TWO HOLIEST CITIES IN
ISLAM.

19. 3. RIYADH
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA’S CAPITAL AND MAIN
FINANCIAL HUB, IS ON A DESERT PLATEAU IN THE COUNTRY’S CENTER. RIYADH
HAS BEEN REPRESENTING THE CAPITAL OF SAUDI ARABIA SINCE 1932. IT HAS A
AREA OF 1,798 KM2.

20. 4. JEDDAH
JEDDAH, A SAUDI ARABIAN PORT CITY ON THE RED
SEA, IS A MODERN COMMERCIAL HUB AND GATEWAY FOR PILGRIMAGES TO THE
ISLAMIC HOLY CITIES MECCA AND MEDINA. IT HAS A POPULATION OF 34.3 LACS
(2010) ACCORDING TO UN.

21. 5. ABHA
ABHA IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ASEER PROVINCE
NEAR THE RED SEA IN SOUTHWEST SAUDI ARABIA. IT’S KNOWN FOR THE
CRAGGY MOUNTAINS OF ASEER NATIONAL PARK, WHICH IS HOME TO BIRDS,
DENSE JUNIPER FORESTS AND THE TOWERING JABAL SOODAH PEAK.

22. 6. TABOUK
TABOUK, ALSO SPELLED AS TABUK, IS THE CAPITAL
CITY OF THE TABUK REGION IN NORTHWESTERN SAUDI ARABIA. IT HAS A
POPULATION OF APPROX. 600K AND HOUSES THE LARGEST AIR FORCE BASE IN
SAUDI ARABIA.

23. 7. AL-QASSIM REGION
AL-QASSIM STATE, ALSO SPELLED QASSIM, AL-
QASEEM, AL-QASIM OR GASSIM INTERNATIONALLY, IS ONE OF THE THIRTEEN
ADMINISTRATIVE STATES OF SAUDIA ARABIA AND LOCATED AT THE HEART OF
THE COUNTRY.

24. 8. ABRAJ AL-BAIT TOWERS
THE ABRAJ AL-BAIT IS A GOVERNMENT OWNED
MEGATALL COMPLEX OF SEVEN SKYSCRAPPER HOTELS IN MECCA, SAUDI
ARABIA. THE CENTRAL HOTEL TOWER, THE MAKKAH ROYAL CLOCK TOWER HAS
THE WORLD’S LARGEST FACE.

25. 9. KING FAHD’S FOUNTAIN
KING FAHD’S FOUNTAIN ALSO KNOWN AS THE
JEDDAH FOUNTAIN, IS A FOUNTAIN IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, THE TALLEST OF
ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1980 AND 1983 AND AS
LAUNCHED IN 1985.

26. 10. TIRAN ISLAND
TIRAN, IS AN ISLAND WITHIN THE MARITIME
BORDERS OF SAUDI ARABIA THAT WAS ADMINISTERED BY EGYPT IN THE PAST.
THE ISLAND IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE STRAITS OF TIRAN, WHICH
CONNECTS THE RED SEA TO THE GULF OF AQABA.

27. HOW TO REACH

28. REACHING SAUDI ARABIA BY BUS
SAUDI ARABIA SHARES ITS BORDERS WITH IRAQ, KUWAIT, OMAN, UAE, JORDAN,
YEMEN, QATAR & BAHRAIN. REGULAR BUSES CONNECT DUBAI TO MECCA AND
JEDDAH. DOHA IN QATAR IS CONNECTED TO SAUDI ARABIA VIA COMFORTABLE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
REACHING SAUDI ARABIA BY AIR
THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY ARE LOCATED IN JEDDAH,
RIYADH, DAMMAM AND MADINAH. THERE ARE REGULAR AND NON-STOP FLIGHTS
BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA TO MAJOR COUNTRIES. PROMINENT AIRLINES OF THE COUNTRY
ARE SAUDIA, SAUDIGULF, MID EAST JET AND FLYNAS.

29. REACHING SAUDIA ARABIA BY RAIL
CURRENTLY, THE RAIL NETWORK IN SAUDI ARABIA SERVES ONLY DOMESTIC
CITIES. THERE ARE NO TRAINS FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO SAUDI
ARABIA.
REACHING SAUDI ARABIA BY ROAD
SAUDI ARABIA IS VERY STRICT REGRDING ENTERING ITS BORDER VIA A CAR.
CURRENTLY, IT HAS CLOSED ITS BORDERS FOR IRAQ AND OMAN. YOU CAN
EASILY ENTER THE COUNTRY FROM UAE, BAHRAIN AND QATAR IF YOU HAVE
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
REACHING SAUDI ARABIA FROM INDIA
FLIGHTS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO REACH SAUDI ARABIA FROM INDIA. THERE ARE
REGULAR FLIGHS COMMUTING BETWEEN MAJOR CITIES OF INDIA TO RIYADH,
JEDDAH, DAMMAM, MADINAH, ABHA. MAJOR AIRLINES RUNNING ON THIS ROUTE
ARE JET AIRWAYS, EMIRATES, SAUDIA, QATAR AIRWAYS, AIR INDIA & GULF AIR.