The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud (known for most of his career as Ibn Saud) in 1932, although the conquests which eventually led to the creation of the Kingdom began in 1902 when he captured Riyadh
, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud, referred to in Arabic as the
Al Saud. The Saudi Arabian government, which has been an absolute monarchy
since its inception, refers to its system of government as being Islamic
, though this is contested by many due to its strong basis in Salafism
, a minority school of thought in Islam. The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. This postcard shows Wahba Crater.
Many thanks to dear Oliver from England who's currently teaching in Saudi Arabia.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud (known for most of his career as Ibn Saud) in 1932, although the conquests which eventually led to the creation of the Kingdom began in 1902 when he captured Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud, referred to in Arabic as the Al Saud. The Saudi Arabian government, which has been an absolute monarchy since its inception, refers to its system of government as being Islamic, though this is contested by many due to its strong basis in Salafism, a minority school of thought in Islam. The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. This postcard shows Wahba Crater.
Many thanks to dear Oliver from England who's currently teaching in Saudi Arabia.
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