Jubail – Saudi Arabia
The city of Jubail lies on the Persian Gulf in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The city is believed to be approximately 7000 years old when the earliest human settlement was established here. The inhabitants were involved in the fishing and pearling...
Medina – Saudi Arabia
Medina is the second holiest place for the Muslims after Mecca. It is called the “City of the Prophet” and it is located in the Hejaz region on the western side of Saudi Arabia. According to the Islamic mythology, when Prophet Muhammad was...
Hail – Saudi Arabia
Hail, which is called an oasis city, is located to the North West of Saudi Arabia and it is the capital of the Hail province. It is situated in the Shammar mountain region and its location has religious significance as it is a transit point for pilgrims...
Taif – Saudi Arabia
Taif is a city located in the Mecca province of the Hijaz area in Saudi Arabia. It is situated at an altitude of 1700 meters on the slopes of the Sarawat Mountains, making it quite a cool place. It is for this reason that the Saudi Arabia Government has...
Yanbu – Saudi Arabia
Yanbu is a big port on the Red Sea, located in the Al-Madinah province of Saudi Arabia. The traditional name of Yanbu is ‘Yanbu al Bahr’, which if translated from Arabic means ‘Spring by the Sea’, but it is commonly known as Yanbu, Yambo, or Yenbo....
Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
Jeddah is one of the most popular and well known Saudi Arabian city located at the Red Sea. It is one of the most significant commercial, corporate and urban centers of West Arabia and the second biggest city in the country, after the capital city of...
Dammam – Saudi Arabia
The Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia is predominated by the Shamals, a prevailing wind common in late spring and early summer, although most especially experienced during the month of June. The foremost city of the region is the large conurbation of Dammam...
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
Date orchards flourished profusely in the oasis which was the original Riyadh. Ibn Saud decided this would be an ideal location for the principal city of his kingdom in 1902 and began building a city which, over thirty years, grew to its present proportions....
Mecca – Saudi Arabia
Makka al-Mukarrama translates into “Honoured Mecca” and is Islam’s holiest city, the site of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with well over two million pilgrims convening on this city every year. The city was originally called Macoraba,...