Saudi ArabiaBy Yasmin-4D

Introduction

The capital City of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is on the Continent of Asia, it is the largest country in the Middle East. The major language spoken in Saudi Arabia is Arabic

The bodies of water beside Saudi Arabia are the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

The world's longest Stretch of sand is in Saudi Arabia it's called Rub’al khalhi it means Empty Quarter. Also one of eldest monuments in Saudi Arabia is Qasr Al Farid it’s a

tomb near Mada’in Salih.

Geography

HistorySaudi Arabia has been in existence for

thousands of years.In 1902 a leader named Ibn Saud took Control of the area and made himself the ruler of the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

CultureIn Saudi Arabia have two main religious holidays: The first is Eid ul-Adha, “Feast of the Sacrifice” A joyful celebration that can last for several days. The second holiday is Eid ul-Fitur, “ Feast of the Braking of the Fast. Which comes at the end of the month of Ramadan, when Muslims go with out eating, or fast from sunrise to sunset.

Economy Natural Resources : The third largest producer of oil in the world is Saudi Arabia it has very rich oil and some oil fields. The other resources are minerals such as gold, silver, lead, and copper are plentiful. Zinc, nickel pyrite (used to produce sulfuric acid),phosphate, and gypsum(used to make plaster) are also important.

Climate

Sources

Saudi Arabia Faces and Places by Bob Temple, 2001 Welcome to Saudi Arabia by Bob Temple, 2008 A True Book Saudi Arabia by Wende Fazio 1999

Images: http://www.tour.tk/images/weather/riyadh-climate-chart.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Sunset_over_Saudi_Arabia_onboard_Qatar_Airways.jpg

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