Official Country Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Region (Map name): Middle East Population: 22,757,092 Language(s): Arabic Literacy rate: 62.8% Area: 1,960,582 sq km GDP: 173,287 (US$ millions) Number of Television Stations: 117 Number of Television Sets: 5,100,000 Televi...
Saudi, Inc.tells the history of Saudi Arabia through the central character of Aramco. The story starts with Saudi Arabia’s founder, Abdul Aziz, a refugee embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his family’s ancestral home, the mud-walled city of Riyadh. It takes readers almost to prese...
If you are in the mood for adventure, the nearby city of Taif also offers a great retreat from the intense desert heat and crowds of the city. The road to Taif itself is a sight worth seeing when you’re visiting places in Makkah during your visit to Saudi Arabia. Makkah What to vi...
Saudi Arabia's ambition to become a regional incubator for data-centric progress, fostering an ecosystem where each sector contributes to a broader framework of shared growth and intellectual capital exchange. The integration of AI i...
Al-Ula is an oasis city located in the dry Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia The activity at Habitas that captivated me most was the stargazing. My first night, after a dinner of nagel fish, corn and grilled haloumi, I found my way to a circle of deep red blankets and pillows arranged...
The Line is a planned city in Saudi Arabia, designed to be a 170 km long, 200 meters wide, and 500 meters high string of skyscrapers with a population density ten times that of Manhattan. However, researchers from the Complexity Science Hub argue that its linear design is inefficient, hinde...
Rammed-earth construction, the technique of pounding moist earth into a formwork to create monolithic walls of earth, has been used for thousands of years. This traditional construction technique allows the use of inexpensive local materials in a thick walled system that maintains a high thermal mas...
The hotel is part of a Swiss chain which has 11 properties in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh My room at the Grand Plaza Gulf Hotel in Riyadh. While in Riyadh, I stayed at the wonderful Grand Plaza Gulf Hotel which is located in the government district. Being the capital and largest city, hotel ...
Saudia Arabia’s capital city ofRiyadhis home to some of the country’s dearest historic sites. Visitors can easily get a feel for the Kingdom’s history, traditional architecture and culture by touringRiyadhlandmarks alone. Travelers willing to step outside the city, however, wi...
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