Saudi Gazette

EVERYONE is excited about the Saudi National Day. It is going to be a long weekend for almost everyone this year. Hence, it has doubled the fun of a weekend. Saudi National Day is celebrated every year on Sept. 23 to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Everyone celebrates it differently. How do you celebrate it?

Families go out to malls and celebrate, while others make special traditional meals to make this day special. It is a big day for every Saudi, and for everyone who is living in Saudi Arabia. It is a beautiful country with a coastline, desert, date trees, mountains and enormous beauty.

Fun Times will share interesting facts about Saudi Arabia, so that you get to know more about Saudi Arabia.

Did you know?

Saudi Arabia has 83,000 square miles in area which makes it the 13th largest country in the world.

It is the largest country in the world without river.

Riyadh has the world biggest camel market and it sells about 100 camels per day.

Saudi Arabia will have the World’s Tallest Building in 2018 called the Kingdom Tower which is 3,280 ft.

It is where the religion of Islam started and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Makkah.

It has two of the biggest mosques in Makkah and Madinah, which is visited by millions throughout the year.

One of the ancient cities ‘Mada’in Saleh’ is located in Saudi Arabia. It is called a world heritage site by the UN.

Saudi Arabia desalinates (takes out salt from seawater to make it usable) more seawater than any other country.

Saudi Arabia has more oil than any other country in the world.

Rub-Al Khali is the largest continuous sand desert in the world covering some 650,000 square kilometers and parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE and Yemen.