Saudi Arabia

the country

ruler in modern times

Masmak Fortress
the medieval citadel in the heart of old Riyadh

Dir'aiyah
first capital of the Al-Saud clan

Other Photos of Dir'aiyah

Riyadh
(a city of modern buildings)

Other Photos of Modern Architecture

Photos of the National Museum

Camels at a Camel Market

Lunch at a Saudi tourist restaurant

Sakala area
(sandstone pillars at Rajajil)

7th Century Mosque of Omar, Domat Al-Jandal

Invited for Dinner in the Tent

Photos from a visit to a farm

Madain Salah

Hejaz Railroad

More Photos of the Nabataean Tombs

Old Jeddah

Photos of its unique architecture

Photos from an private Ethnographic Museum

Saudi with the foreign worker for cleanup

Other Photos of its diverse peoples

Wadi Tihama 

Photos from the Almaa Museum

Photos of the Flower Men

Abha area

More photos from the villages

my Travel Route

  A Link to a Virtual Tour of Saudi Arabia
by Jane Smith
 An American woman acts as your Virtual Tour Guide to Saudi Arabia.
The site is filled with information, pictures and experiences.

Saudi Arabia hotels

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other Middle Eastern countries

The Middle East largely consists of Muslim countries:

   Some of the exceptions are the Christian country of:

    the Jewish state of:

 and a country with 17 different religious communities