Contents Where Is Saudi Arabia The Land The Empty Quarter Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays Mecca and the Hajj Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Jordan Iraq Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia Riyadh Red Sea 4 Yemen Arabian Sea Where Is Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a country in the Middle East It covers 830,000 square miles 2,149,690 square kilometers of the Arabian Peninsula The Red Sea separates Saudi Arabia from Africa to the west The Persian Gulf laps against the country’s eastern shores Jordan Iraq and Kuwait are Saudi Arabia’s neighbors to the north Qatar and the United Arab Emirates UAE lie to the east along the Persian Gulf Yemen and Oman sit between the country’s southern border and the Arabian Sea Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia It stands near the center of the country 5 Persian Gulf UAE Oman W N S E
