SAUDI ARABIA

In 1998, a group of Saudi Arabian archaeologists discovered an impressive royal tomb near the town of Thaj, a town in northeastern Saudi Arabia. The tomb, dated to the first century CE, contained the remains of a young girl, whose body was adorned with gold, rubies, and pearls, including a magnificent gold funerary mask.

The tallest mountain in Saudi Arabia is Jabal Sawda is a peak located in Saudi Arabia, with an elevation of around 3,000 metres (9,843 ft). Most authorities claim that the peak, with a questioned elevation of 3,133 m, is the highest point in Saudi Arabia, but SRTM data indicates an elevation of 2,985 m, with higher elevations elsewhere in the country.

Oil
Prior to 1938, there were 3 main factors that triggered the search for oil.

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• The discovery of oil by Anglo Persian Oil Company at Masjid-i- Sulaiman in the mountains of north western Persia in 1908
• The demand for oil during World War 1
• The onset of the Great Depression

Our Sources

• http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/saudi-arabia-un...
• http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/saudi-arabia-population/
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in_Saudi_Arabia