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Saudi Arabia
Opened to tourists in 2019, with Nabataean tombs to rival Petra and a Red Sea coast almost nobody has dived. Rules on dress and conduct still apply.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Saudi Arabia: Nov–Mar
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Al-Balad, also known as Jeddah Historic District, is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Al-Balad can literally be translated to "The Town". Al-Balad is the historic center of the City of Jeddah.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Francisco Anzola · CC BY 2.0
The Jeddah Flagpole is a freestanding flagpole in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Standing 171 metres (561 ft) high, it was the tallest flagpole in the world from 2014 until 2021, when the Cairo Flagpole in Cairo, Egypt was erected at a height of 201.952 m (662.57 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jun 2026
Gregor Rom · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 and from 1960 to 1962. Prior to his accession, Saud was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 11 May 1933 to 9 November 1953.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
Nasseef House or Nassif House is a historic house in Al-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Built between 1872 and 1881 for Omar Nasseef Effendi, it later served as a residence of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud after he entered Jeddah in 1925. The building has since been used as a cultural center for exhibitions and lectures.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0
Jeddah is the largest city in Mecca Province, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, and the country’s main commercial center. It is in the Hejaz region on the Red Sea coast. The city’s metropolitan area is coterminous with Jeddah Governorate.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Aug 2026
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Tomb of Eve, also known as Eve's Grave and Eve's Tomb, is an archaeological site located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by some Muslims to be the burial place of Eve. Prince Faisal, Viceroy of Hejaz, destroyed it in 1928.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Saleh Soubhi · Public domain
Al-Faisaliah Tower is a 267-metre-high commercial skyscraper and mixed-use complex located in the Al-Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Foster + Partners, the tower is the centerpiece of the Al-Faisaliah Center development.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jun 2026
Hamza A. Durrani · CC BY-SA 4.0
Al Masmak Palace, also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Fort, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in close proximity to the al-Hukm Palace in the Qasr al-Hukm District. Commissioned in 1865 by Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud, it was completed in 1895 following the takeover of the town by the Rashidi dynasty.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Feb 2026
Francisco Anzola · CC BY 2.0
Diriyah is a town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of the House of Saud, and served as the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah under the first Saudi dynasty from 1727 to 1818.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
FShbib · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kingdom Centre, formerly Kingdom Tower, is a 99-story, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in the al-Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When completed in 2002, it overtook the 267-meter (876 ft) Faisaliah Tower as the tallest tower in Saudi Arabia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Hamza A. Durrani · CC BY-SA 4.0
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
B.alotaby · CC BY-SA 4.0
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
B.alotaby · CC BY-SA 4.0
Souq al-Zal is a traditional marketplace (souq) and a popular tourist attraction in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is situated east of the al-Hukm Palace compound in the Qasr al-Hukm District and is one of the oldest marketplaces in the city that specialize in carpets trading and the sale of agarwoods. Covering an area of almost 9.5 acres, the souq's origins date as far back as 1901.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Mar 2026
Francisco Anzola · CC BY 2.0
Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Qasr Ibrahim is a historic fort in the north of Alqoat neighborhood, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Dome Palace, AlQoat Palace or Ibrahim Castle and is the region's main architectural heritage site from the Ottoman period. It served as a Turkish military base.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
الرادود السعودي علي غريب · CC0
Al-Hofuf (Arabic: ٱلْهُفُوف al-Hufūf, sometimes spelt Hofuf or Hufuf), also known as Al-Hasa or Al-Ahsa is the seat of the Al-Ahsa Governorate, and the second-largest city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, after the capital, Dammam, with a population of 729,606. It is known for being one of the largest date producing areas in the world, and for its old markets and palaces.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates · CC BY 2.0
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira, which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Aug 2026
Kaliper1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kaaba, also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by Muslims to be the Baytullah and determines the qibla for Muslims around the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0
Masjid al-Haram, also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, serving as the holiest and most important mosque in Islam. As of 2026, the Great Mosque is the largest mosque and most expensive building in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Aug 2026
Saudipics.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Masjid at-Taneem is a historic mosque in the area of Al-Hil, approximately 8.0 kilometres from the Kaaba, in the neighbourhood of At-Tan'im in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Imam Khairul Annas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Arafat is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 70 m (230 ft) in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres (1,490 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Al Jazeera English · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Clock Towers is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, which is the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2026
King Eliot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Al-Baqi Cemetery, also known as Jannat al-Baqi or Baqi al-Gharqad, is the oldest and first Islamic cemetery in Medina, located southeast of the Prophet's Mosque, in the Hejaz region of present-day Saudi Arabia. It contains the graves of numerous members of the Prophet Muhammad's family, his companions, and other prominent figures from early Islam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Saleh Al Hussain · CC BY 4.0
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn, also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north-west of the Prophet's Mosque.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Aug 2026
Aiman titi · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn, also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north-west of the Prophet's Mosque.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Aug 2026
Aiman titi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Uhud is a mountain north of Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high and 7.5 km long. It was the site of the second battle between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the polytheists of his tribe of Quraysh.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Bintladen · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quba Mosque is a mosque located in Medina in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, first built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, established on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina. Its first stone is said to have been laid by the prophet, and the structure completed by his companions.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Muhammad Mahdi Karim · GFDL 1.2
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