MY TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA

TRAVEL PLANS

• Departure: Oct. 28 3:30pm
• Return:Nov.1 3:15am
• Cost:$10,825
• Stops:Miami, Doha
• Total travel time: 28 hours

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Map of country: background
• Long/Latitude:Riyadh (capital city) 24 N,46E
• Major Cities: Riyadh,Jeddah,Makkah,Madina
• Land rises into mountains and hills
• There are NO perennial lakes or rivers

GEOGRAPHIC INFO PT.2

• Water features(continued):Borders Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
• Climate regions: Desert climate
• Vegetation regions:Coastal plains,deserts,dwarf-shrub-lands,woodland shrub-lands
• and Wadi communities

DEMOGRAPHIC INFO

• Population: 28.83 million(2013)
• Ethnic Group:Arab 90%; 10% Afro-Asian
• Religions:Sunni Muslim 85-90%;Shiites 10-15%
• Language:Arabic(official), Hejazi,Nejdi, and Gulf Arabic
• Literacy Rate: 96.76% (2010)

DEMOGRAPHIC INFO PT. 2

• Major imports: cars, refined petroleum,barley delivery trucks
• Major exports:crude petroleum, petroleum gas, acylic alcohols
• Time zone: Arabia Time Zone(UTC+3:00)
• Type of Government: Absolute Monarchy

CITIZEN INFO

• Foods:Fatir(flat bread),Arikah,and Hawayij
• Drinks: coffee, tea, juices, and soft drinks
• Major Holidays: Ramadan, National Day, Arafat Day, and Feast of Sacrifice
• Do children go to school?: yes
• What age? Starts at age 3

TOURIST INFO

• Landmarks: next 3 slides
• Monuments: after next 3 slides
• Currency:Saudi riyal
• Transportation used:Taxis,Public buses,Airplanes, and car rentals

MONUMENTS

CAR MONUMENT

UTTAR PRADESH

THAMUDIC GRAFFITI

LANDMARKS

QUBA MOSQUE

MADA'IN SALEH

MASMAK FORT

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