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Saudi Arabia

The area of ​​the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia located in southwestern Asia extends to about two million square kilometers, occupying the largest part of the area of ​​the Arabian Peninsula, and it is under the rule of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, within a hereditary monarchy.

Saudi Arabia is mediated by a site, bordering it to the north by Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to the northeast by Kuwait, and bordered by the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain from the eastern side, while the border connects to Yemen from the southern region and Sultanate of Oman to the southeast, and the Red Sea occupies the border region with Saudi Arabia From the west.

reason of calling

The name of the country was attributed to the Al-Saud family, by the fact that this name appeared in the correspondence issued by Britain, in reference to the men and forces of the Al-Saud royal family in the region. .

Religious standing

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a great religious standing in the hearts of Muslims, as Muslims turn to Medina and Makkah to perform their religious rituals of Hajj and Umrah.

Saudi flag and emblem

The Saudi flag, which is green in color, flies in the sky of the Kingdom, bearing the phrase “There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God.” The Kingdom, as well as the crossed palm tree and swords, take the official emblem of the state.

The Saudi authorities began raising the current Saudi flag in 1973 with an Islamic certificate of monotheism written in the Arabic thuluth script, and below it an Arab sword towards the flagpole until the phrase is read correctly from right to left.

The Saudi flag takes the form of a rectangle where its width is equal to two thirds of its length, and it is the only flag that does not turn back but is lowered to half the mast in the cases of mourning. The state under the true Islamic Sharia.

Saudi emblem

In the early 1950s, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopted two swords from the Arab sword and the palm tree with which it is a slogan, whereby the two swords symbolize strength, strength and sacrifice, while the palm symbolizes goodness and vitality, and that prosperity can only be achieved with justice. This slogan was printed on the official currency of the country (the riyal) in 1927 AD Stamps bearing this emblem were also issued in 1348 AH.

Saudi Arabia is characterized by the stability of its economic and political situation, and is considered the second largest country in terms of oil reserves, and ranks sixth in the world in terms of reserves in gas, and crude oil is the largest of the country’s exports, taking 90% of its exports.

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