Saudi Arabia | |
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Location: | Middle East |
Capital: | Riyadh |
Language(s): | Arabic |
Saudi Arabia was a coastal country in the Middle East. Its neighbors included Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, the United Arab Emirates to the east, and Yemen and Oman to the south. Its capital city was Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, often called "the land of the two mosques" for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, had a significant role in the history of the Muslim religion. (Trinity)
In 1991, al-Qaeda bombed the United States embassy in Riyadh in response to the U.S. military presence in the country. (Trinity)
Kate Warner and her family once lived in Saudi Arabia. ("Day 2: 8:00am-9:00am")
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