Saudi Arabia

Photo: Bernard Spragg, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque (Some rights reserved)

Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west.

Riyadh is the capital and most populous city of Saudi Arabia, approximately 790 km (491 miles) northeast of Mecca.

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Embedded Tweets

Saudi Arabia has a 'shiny new toy' — a desert mega-city that will be 30 times bigger than New York.

It's being spun as the future centre of global culture and innovation – but at what cost to the rights and culture of ordinary Saudis? https://t.co/Y1PNtBweWD @antonyjfunnell pic.twitter.com/A6ZMGtcFJQ

— ABC Radio National (@RadioNational) July 9, 2020

Stray Observations

• Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline stretches about 1,760 kilometers (1,100 miles) while its Arabian Gulf coastline roughly 560 kilometers (350 miles).
• The total Saudi population as 2010 amounted 29,195,895 million.

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Mecca

Al-Ahsa Oasis

Middle East