Saudi Arabia in Pictures

[Shotgunner51]

Farasan Islands Beach by omar.sa, on Flickr


Farasan Is cruise by Arthur Anker, on Flickr

Masjid Umar bin Khattab r.a by 'asyiqul^huur, on Flickr

@Malik Alashter

We as Arabs/Semites/ME people must always be proud of our ancient and beautiful lands and our ancient civilizations, customs and traditions and we should always work toward unity and cooperation instead of silly infighting but at the same time we should recognize all the many problems and try to find constructive solutions. Despite all the bad publicity of late (last 10 years) we should also look at all the positives and never let any foreigner degrade us.

Also I would love nothing more than for KSA and Iraq to have very good brotherly relations. But most importantly I would love to see peace in the Arab and Muslim world and world as a whole. No, I am no hippie, lol.

Do never believe that a genuine Muslim Saudi Arabian would ever want to hurt fellow Arabs be it in Iraq or Yemen. Besides I am very much against the killings of civilians in Yemen which is a brotherly country and Yemen and the civilians that die there but unfortunately this happens in every war. Anyway we should not go off-topic.

If you believe that Saudi Arabians hate Iraqi Shia Arabs you are very mistaken as that would mean that we would hate ourselves as people of Southern Iraq are our brothers and sisters. I myself have Iraqi relatives and my father has partial Iraqi Arab ancestry. This is very common in KSA and vice versa too even in this era let alone in previous centuries or even in pre-Islamic times due to migrations between both regions (Mesopotamia and Arabia).

@Frosty is another Saudi Arabian member with ancestral ties to Iraq.

Spectacular scenary!

 

[Saif al-Arab]

 

[Saif al-Arab]

 

[Saif al-Arab]

 

[Saif al-Arab]

110128 31 Desert by Dan Henderer, on Flickr

storm day by sultan alghamdi, on Flickr

The Forgotten Village by sultan alghamdi, on Flickr


29 by عادل بن عبدالرحمن الشقص الغامدي, on Flickr

above the clouds by sultan alghamdi, on Flickr

meditation moment by sultan alghamdi, on Flickr

Village over the mountains by sultan alghamdi, on Flickr

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Old Jeddah by BA&AA, on Flickr

Al Ula mountains العلا - Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr


Jazan (2) by Zakaria Abbas, on Flickr


Madain Saleh view - Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr


View . by Hmood Al Nasseer, on Flickr


Volcano Madina Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Alturaigy, on Flickr


kasser by Abdullah Alturaigy, on Flickr​

 

[Saif al-Arab]

[URL='https://flic.kr/p/caCKys']جبال عسير by khalid yousef, on Flickr[/URL]


[URL='https://flic.kr/p/fRYuRv']Faifa Mountains by Abdullah khalid, on Flickr[/URL]


FAIFA MOUNTAINS by MOHAMMAD AL FAIFI, on Flickr


ABHA MOUNTIN by ahmed alamri, on Flickr


faifa 2011 by al_gasemy, on Flickr


[URL='https://flic.kr/p/4u6VXH']Jazan region South Saudi Arabia KSA by Life-Style, on Flickr[/URL]


Asir region South Saudi Arabia KSA by Life-Style, on Flickr


[URL='https://flic.kr/p/4u6Wpn']Jazan region South Saudi Arabia KSA by Life-Style, on Flickr[/URL]​

 

[Saif al-Arab]

higher than a mountain, sand, sand, only sand 1 by Hmood Al Nasseer, on Flickr


Qassim by Awadh Alhamzani, on Flickr


جمال الصحراء by Mohammad AlOmar, on Flickr


Saudi Arabia. Tabuk 2010 by Saud Aljethli, on Flickr


Alkasser Lake Zulfi Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Alturaigy, on Flickr


Albida Volcano, Kybar, saudi Arabia by Abdullah Alturaigy, on Flickr


Lines to Reflection by Abdulmajeed Al Juhani, on Flickr


Saudi Arabia - Tabuk , by Saud Aljethli, on Flickr​

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Zyaan by محمد البحيصي, on Flickr

ثلوج حائل by Mohammed Al Fozan | محمد الفوزان, on Flickr

Farasan Islands Beach by omar.sa, on Flickr


فرسان by jazan2013, on Flickr

The_Holy_Prophet's_Mosque_Madinah-1003 by ArabianLens.com, on Flickr

Madinah-Masjid Annabawi-5 by ArabianLens.com, on Flickr​

إطلالة على قرية ذي عين الأثرية - الباحة by Jawad Roumi جواد الرومي, on Flickr


Tabuk area منطقة تبوك by tabuk تبوك, on Flickr​

 

[Saif al-Arab]

غابة المانجروف by Tayseer Alabyadh, on Flickr

Saudi Arabia Snow by ABO_TMEEM, on Flickr
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That's it for now. (Arabian coffee - the authentic one)

To see more of KSA, the Arabian Peninsula and Arab world take a look at the link below;

The Arabian Peninsula and Arab world in photos

 

[Saif al-Arab]

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Mountain of Faifa by Clive Chanel, on Flickr


Waterfall in the Middle of the Desert by Clive Chanel, on Flickr

shoots from my life ♥ by Abdulellah Al-Mahdali, on Flickr
من رحلة املج شمال غرب المملكة عام ١٤٣٤هـ شهر ٥ by ابو ريان, on Flickr

DSC00933 by Aiwaah Dot Com, on Flickr
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[Saif al-Arab]

ALNAMAS 3 النماص by dhafer al-shehri, on Flickr

Untitled by D7iM AL D7iM, on Flickr

8 by EHDAE, on Flickr

حقل عندما يعانق البحر الجبل by khaled alamrani, on Flickr

أتركينا ... أثنين by جبر العمران, on Flickr

Gold by Abdulmajeed Al Juhani, on Flickr

Isle of Umm Almalik by Akram Saleh Alsinany, on Flickr​

 

[LeslieEngel]

Awesome pics.

 

[Bilad al-Haramayn]

A fantastic thread.

Ushaiger - is a typical example of an ancient Najdi village. It has been restored to its former glory and is cared for by the government, locals and private investors. Unfortunately one cannot say the same thing about the 1000's of other similar village pearls in Najd or KSA as a whole.

A lot of them are in a very bad state and they should be renovated. This is due to the rapid urbanization and many of the villages have simply been left to decay basically.
It's sad if you ask me but there is hardly any taste left in this modern world with the architecture all looking the same without a soul or artistic elegance.
I much, much prefer our own ancient architectures found in the Arab world (the first in the world) from Morocco to Oman than modern Western architecture in the form of skyscrapers, concrete, glass and more concrete and glass.

Pleas watch the video below.

Some photos of different areas of KSA:

Yes, you can always find snowy areas of the country practically every winter in the mountainous regions and certain deserts and steppes of the country. Sometimes the snow covers areas that are the size of countries in Europe. It normally does not last long though. Only at the highest altitudes in the northwestern areas of the country usually.

 

[Bilad al-Haramayn]

Here is a fantastic video of the tropical Al-Faifa mountain range: