saudi arabia
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Saudi Arabia. Capital City: Riyadh Population: 26.6 million Languages: Arabic and English Religions: Sunni Muslim and Shi’te Muslim. Map of Saudi Arabia. Flag of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Land. Saudi Arabia is one fourth the size of the United States - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Saudi Arabia
Capital City: RiyadhPopulation: 26.6 million
Languages: Arabic and EnglishReligions: Sunni Muslim and Shi’te Muslim
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Map of Saudi Arabia
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Flag of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia’s Land• Saudi Arabia is one
fourth the size of the United States
• Deserts cover much of the east and south
• There are mountain ranges in the southwest
• There are no rivers or lakes
• The Red Sea borders the west and the Persian Gulf borders the east
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Climate of country
• Saudi Arabia has intense heat each day. 70 degrees is the coldest temperature reached and they have lots of sandstorms.
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Attractions of Saudi Arabia
• Black Stone
• Well of Zamzam
• Kaaba
• Masmak Citadel
• Kingdom Centre Tower
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Sports• Soccer camel racing
volleyball swimming basketball.
• Camels start racing when they are two years old.
• They practice running every day.
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Problems in Saudi Arabia
• They have a problem with people coming to their country and being forced to beg, work, or be a servant without getting paid.
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Government of Saudi Arabia
• Abaullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud is the King and Prime Minister
• Saudi Arabia is a Monarchy
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Food and People
• They eat rice and lamb.
• Some family members live in separate houses, but many extended families live together.
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The Holiday of Ramadan
• At the end of Ramadan, which is a month long religious holiday, there is a 3 day feast called
Eid al Fitr. During Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink during the day, they only eat after sunset or before sunrise.