Saudi Arabia in Pictures

[Arabian Legend]

A few years from now on and clever planning and then Riyadh will rival Dubai just be a better city for Muslims. We are heading towards very good times, ان شاء الله, and the rest of KSA is also only advancing. We already have plenty of beauty as all pictures in this thread clearly show.

Indeed Not only Riyadh but all KSA cities are now rising, wondering how riyadh would look like by 2020.

 

[al-Hasani]

Indeed Not only Riyadh but all KSA cities are now rising, wondering how riyadh would look like by 2020.

Indeed. All cities are advancing. It is wonderful to see. By 2020 big changes will have happened.

Just to name a few: The renovation and extension of the Masjid al-Haram, Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the renovation and extension of the Jeddah airport, the Haramain high speed rail project, countless of architectural projects, King Abdullah Stadium, new resorts along the beautiful Red Sea coastline, improvements of roads etc not to mention many other big projects.

Oh and I obviously forgot the Kingdom Tower that will be built by 2018 if it goes according to the plan. Man, that's a lot of awesome, costly and giant projects at once.

Also I believe that we will host the Asian Cup of Nations in football in 2019 and win for the 4 time (record with Japan)

 

[Arabian Legend]

 

[al-Hasani]

 

[T-123456]

You have some beautifull places,never tought that about KSA.
I thought only desert,beaches and cities.

 

[al-Hasani]

You have some beautifull places,never tought that about KSA.
I thought only desert,beaches and cities.

Well, KSA is a huge and very diverse country with all imaginable landscapes. We even have 100 tropical islands (although all uninhabited and some very small) in the Tabuk Province alone along the coastline that borders the beautiful Red Sea.

Anyway take a look through the thread - the recent 10 pages or so.

Besides ignorance, false perception and stereotypes is not something that you will ever be able to counter fully but you can try by taking small steps. But to be honest it's not like the regular Saudi cares what other says about his country. Especially people that know nothing about it. Lastly there are also Saudis that are ignorant about our country and diverse provinces. Our deserts are a thing of beauty though. The deserts themselves come in many shapes and forms (volcanic, sand, steppe, stone etc. with giant wadis, canyons, thousands of oasis, different colors etc.)

beautiful sunset at beach , saudi arabia by kashif_the_smart, on Flickr


ABHA MOUNTIN by A alamri, on Flickr


Saudi Arabia - Tabuk , by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr


Untitled by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr

 

[T-123456]

I looked at the pictures thats why i commented,is there tourism in those places?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Ive read tht KSA has no rivers?is tht true?

 

[darkinsky]

Ive read tht KSA has no rivers?is tht true?

the entire arabian penisula

 

[The_Showstopper]

ABHA MOUNTIN by A alamri, on Flickr

Never really thought that KSA has something like this. Which place is this???

 

[Mosamania]

Never really thought that KSA has something like this. Which place is this???

Abha mountains southwest of the country.

 

[al-Hasani]

Ive read tht KSA has no rivers?is tht true?

Well, there are nearly 300 dams in KSA. The huge mountain regions have plenty of rivers (although not comparable to the big rivers of the world and sometimes they dry out during the summer depending on the region) and thus dams. In the non-mountain regions we have hundreds if not thousands of wadis (valleys) meaning areas were water is present in large parts of the year but not all of the year. Some of them are 150 km long. Also we have vast underground sources of water that flow to other nearby countries since both Hejaz and Najd are plateaus.

Also we have a nearly 3000 km long coastline - partially tropical and largely unspoiled and hundreds of island which is enough of water.

I looked at the pictures thats why i commented,is there tourism in those places?

Tourism is limited compared to the world's tourist hotspots due to the laws of KSA but more Saudis are increasingly visiting the different regions and traveling inside the country. If foreign tourists visit they regularly visit in tourism groups. But most areas are still unspoiled which is a great thing as I see it.




The golden beach by AYMAN-ALKANDERI, on Flickr


Saudi Arabia. Tabuk 2010 by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr


هـدوء by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr


وادي البردي-ينبع 2 by asim mawwad -عاصم معوض, on Flickr


تبوك - 2011 by عيسى الحمودي (eissa alhemodi), on Flickr


غروب جبل اللوز by (¯`•._( , yousef , يوسف ابوذراع , )_, on Flickr


Lines to Reflection by Abdulmajeed Al Juhani, on Flickr

 

[Mosamania]

How long would it take to get your driver licence in Saudi Arabia? One or two months?

Apply in Dallah, take your driving test appointment (2 to 3 days from applying) take the test, pass it, and you will get your driving license in like 30 minutes.

 

[TheThreePashas]

If only the KSA would secularize. It would be quite the tourist destination!

 

[Arabian Legend]

شو اسعار السيارات في الرياض؟ على اساس تكون مستعملة تمشيني اول فترة

انت تعال الرياض وماعليك ،،،،خذ سياراتي الين تشتري سيارة