Saudi Arabia / اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلسًّعُودِيَّة / Arábia Saudita
Saudi Arabia (officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 28 million, and its size is approximately 2,149,690 square kilometres (830,000 sq mi).
The Kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. The two mosques are Masjid al-Haram and Masjid Al-Nabawi. The current Kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, though its national origins go back as far as 1744 with the establishment of the First Saudi State.
Saudi Arabia is full of petroleum exporter. Petroleum exports fuel the Saudi economy. Oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and nearly 75 percent of government revenues, facilitating the creation of a welfare state, which the government has found difficult to fund during periods of low oil prices.
History
Although the region in which the country stands today has an ancient history, the emergence of the Saudi dynasty began in central Arabia in 1744. That year, Muhammad ibn Saud, the ruler of the town of Ad-Dir'iyyah near Riyadh, joined forces with a cleric, Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, to create a new political entity. This alliance formed in the 18th century remains the basis of Saudi Arabian dynastic rule today.
Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula (see First Saudi State and Second Saudi State). The third and current Saudi state was founded in the early 20th century by King Abdul Aziz Al Saud (known internationally as Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud).
Geography
The Kingdom occupies about 80 percent of the Arabian peninsula. In 2000 Saudi Arabia and Yemen signed an agreement to settle their long-running border dispute. A significant length of the country's southern borders with the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, are not precisely defined or marked, so the exact size of the country remains unknown. The Saudi government's estimate is 2,217,949 km2 (856,355 sq mi). Other reputable estimates vary between 1,960,582 km2 (756,934 mi) and 2,240,000 km2 (860,000 sq mi). The kingdom is commonly listed as the world's 14th largest state.
Saudi Arabia's geography is varied. From the humid western coastal region (Tihamah) on the Red Sea, the land rises from sea level to a peninsula-long mountain range (Jabal al-Hejaz) beyond which lies the plateau of Nejd in the center. The southwestern 'Asir region has mountains as high as 3,000 m (9,800 ft) and is known for having the greenest and freshest climate in all of the country, one that attracts many Saudis to resorts such as Abha in the summer months. The east is primarily rocky or sandy lowland continuing to the shores of the Persian Gulf. The geographically hostile Rub' al Khali ("Empty Quarter") desert along the country's imprecisely defined southern borders contains almost no life.
Mostly uninhabited, much of the nation's landmass consists of desert and semi-arid regions, with a dwindling traditional Bedouin population. In these parts of the country, vegetation is limited to weeds, xerophytic herbs and shrubs. Less than two percent of the kingdom's total area is arable land. Population centers are mainly located along the eastern and western coasts and densely populated interior oases such as Hofuf and Buraydah. In some extended areas, primarily the Rub' al-Khali and the Arabian Desert, there is no population whatsoever, although the petroleum industry is constructing a few planned communities there. Saudi Arabia has no permanent year-round rivers or lakes; however, its coastline extends for 2,640 km (1,640 mi) and, along the Red Sea, harbors world-class coral reefs, including the Gulf of Aqaba.
Native animals include the ibex, wildcats, baboons, wolves, and hyenas in the mountainous highlands. Small birds are found in the oases. The coastal area on the Red Sea with its coral reefs has a rich marine life.
Oficial Name:
المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة
Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah
Establishment :
Kingdom declared January 8, 1926
- Recognized May 20, 1927
- Unified September 23, 1932
Area:
2.248.000km2
Inhabitants:
22.568.000
Languages:
Arabic, Gulf Spoken [afb] 200,000 in Saudi Arabia. Northern and southern Eastern Province. Alternate names: Gulf Spoken. Dialects: Al-Hasaa. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Hijazi Spoken [acw] 6,000,000 in Saudi Arabia (1996). Red Sea coast and adjacent highlands. Also spoken in Eritrea. Alternate names: Hijazi, West Arabian Colloquial Arabic. Dialects: North Hijazi, South Hijazi, Valley Tihaamah, Coastal Tihaamah. North Hijazi has 4 subdialects, South Hijazi has 16. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Najdi Spoken [ars] 8,000,000 in Saudi Arabia. Population total all countries: 9,863,520. Also spoken in Canada, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, USA. Dialects: North Najdi (Shammari, Bani Khaalid, Dafiir), Central Najdi (Rwala, Haayil, Al-Qasiim, Sudair, Riyadh, Hofuf, Biishah, Najraan, Wild `Ali, `Awaazim, Rashaayda, Mutair, `Utaiba, `Ajmaan), South Anjdi (Aal Murrah, Najran). Some dialects are spoken by Bedouins. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Standard [arb] 206,000,000 first-language speakers of all Arabic varieties (1999 WA). Middle East, North Africa, other Muslim countries. Also spoken in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Alternate names: High Arabic, Al Fus-Ha, Al Arabiya. Dialects: Modern Standard Arabic (Modern Literary Arabic), Classical Arabic (Koranic Arabic, Quranic Arabic). Preserves the ancient grammar. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Capital city:
Riyadh
Meaning country name:
"Saudi" after the House of Saud, the royal family who founded the kingdom and who still rule it. The dynasty takes its name from its ancestor, "Sa`ûd", whose name in Arabic means "a group of stars/planets". The etymology of the term "Arab" or "Arabian" links closely with that of the place-name "Arabia". The root of the word has many meanings in Semitic languages, including "west / sunset", "desert", "mingle", "merchant", "raven" and "comprehensible", all of which appear to have some relevance to the emergence of the name.
Description Flag:
The flag of Saudi Arabia is the flag used by the government of Saudi Arabia since March 15, 1973. It is a green flag featuring in white an Arabic inscription and a sword.
The script on the flag is written in the Thuluth script. It is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith:
لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
la ilaha ill allah muhammadun rasul allah
"There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger"
The sword, symbolising the victories of Ibn Saud, is underneath the inscription.
Green flags bearing this or other Arabic scripts are frequently seen in Islam and should not be confused with the Saudi national flag. These other flags normally do not bear the sword symbol.
The flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides, to ensure the shahada reads correctly, from right to left, from either side. The sword points from hoist to fly on both sides. The flag is sinister hoisted, meaning that the obverse side (front) has the hoist side (flagpole side) to the right.
Coat of arms:
The Saudi Arabian coat of arms (Arabic: شعار السعودية) includes two swords and a palm tree which represents the Saudi main tree. Each of the swords represent the two houses which founded modern day Saudi Arabia, the House of Saud, and the House of Wahab.
The date palm tree represents vitality and growth. The crossed scimitars symbolize justice and strength rooted in faith.
Motto:
"There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" (the Shahadah)
National Anthem: عاش المليك --As-Salam Al Malaki
Arab
سارعي للمجد و العلياء
مجدي لخالق السماء
و ارفعي الخفاق أخضر
يحمل النور المسطر
رددِ الله أكبر ياموطني
موطني قد عشت فخر المسلمين
عاش الملك للعلم و الوطن
Transliteration
Sār‘ī le l-majd wa l-‘alyā',
Majjedī le Khāleq as-Samā'!
Wa arfa‘ī el khaffāq akhḍḍar
Yaḥmil an-Nūr al-musaṭṭar
Raddedi: Allahu akbar,
Yā mawtanī!
Mawtanī, qad ‘išta fakhr al-Muslimīn
‘Āsh al-Malik le l-‘alam wa l-watan!
English
Hasten to glory and supremacy,
Glorify the Creator of the heavens!
And raise the green, fluttering flag
Carrying the emblem of Light,
Repeat: God is greatest,
O my country!
My country, may you always live, glory of all Muslims!
Long live the King for the flag and the country!
Internet Page: www.moe.gov.sa
S.Arabia in diferent languages
eng | eus | lin: Saudi Arabia
ita | lld | oci | roh: Arabia Saudita
arg | ast | glg: Arabia Saudí
afr | lim: Saoedi-Arabië
est | vor: Saudi Araabia
fao | sme: Saudi-Arábia
fin | nor: Saudi-Arabia
ind | msa: Arab Saudi / عرب سعودي
kin | run: Sawudi Arabiya
ltz | nds: Saudi-Arabien / Saudi-Arabien
por | tet: Arábia Saudita
aze: Səudiyyə Ərəbistanı / Сәудијјә Әрәбистаны
bam: Arabi-Sawuditi
bos: Saudijska Arabija / Саудијска Арабија
bre: Arabia Saoudat
cat: Aràbia Saudita
ces: Saúdská Arábie
cor: Arabi Saoudek
cos: Arabia Saudiana
crh: Saudiy Arabistan / Саудий Арабистан
csb: Saudëjskô Arabijô
cym: Sawdi Arabia
dan: Saudi-Arabien
deu: Saudi-Arabien / Saudi-Arabien; Saudisch-Arabien / Saudiſch-Arabien
dsb: Saudi-Arabiska
epo: Saŭda Arabujo; Saŭda Arabio
fra: Arabie saoudite
frp: Arabie saoudita
fry: Saûdy-Araabje
fur: Arabie Saudide
gag: Saudi Arabiya / Сауди Арабия
gla: Saud-Aràibia; Aràbia Saudach; Aràibia Saudach
gle: An Araib Shádach / An Araib Ṡádaċ
glv: Yn Araab Saudi
hat: Arabi Sawoudit
hau: Saudi Arabiya; Makka
haw: Saudi ʻAlapia
hrv: Saudijska Arabija
hsb: Saudi-Arabska
hun: Szaúd-Arábia
ibo: Sọdi Arebia
ina: Arabia Saudita; Arabia Saudi
isl: Sádí-Arabía
jav: Arab Saudi
jnf: Arabie Saudi
kaa: Saudov Araviyası / Саудов Аравиясы
kmr: Erebistana Seûdî / Ә’рәбьстана Сәуди / عەرەبستانا سەعوودی
kur: Erebistana Seʿûdî / ئەرەبستانا سەعوودی
lat: Arabia Saudiana; Arabia Saudica
lav: Saūda Arābija
lit: Saudo Arabija
mlg: Arabo Saodita; Arabia Saodita
mlt: Għarabja Sawdita
mol: Arabia Saudită / Арабия Саудитэ
nld: Saoedi-Arabië; Saudi-Arabië
nrm: Arabie Sâodite
pol: Arabia Saudyjska
que: Sawud Arabsuyu
rmy: Saudikani Arabiya / साउदिकानी आराबिया
ron: Arabia Saudită
rup: Arabia Saudescã; Arabia Sauditã
scn: Arabbia Saudita
slk: Saudská Arábia
slo: Saudju Arabia / Саудйу Арабиа
slv: Saudska Arabija; Saudova Arabija
smg: Saudo Arabėjė
smo: Sauti Arapia
som: Sacuudi Carabiya
spa: Arabia Saudita; Arabia Saudí
sqi: Arabia Saudite
srd: Aràbbia Saùdida
swa: Arabuni Saudi
swe: Saudiarabien
szl: Arabja Saudyjsko
ton: Sauti Alepea
tuk: Saud Arabystany / Сауд Арабыстаны; Saud Arawiýa / Сауд Аравия
tur: Suudi Arabistan; Süudi Arabistan
uzb: Saudiya Arabistoni / Саудия Арабистони
vie: Ả-rập Xê-út
vol: Sauda-Larabän
wln: Arabeye Sawoudite
wol: Araabi Sawdit
zza: Erebıstanê Seudi
krc | udm: Сауд Аравия (Saud Aravija)
abq: Саудовска Аравия (Saudovska Aravija)
alt: Саудовский Аравия (Saudovskij Aravija)
ava: СагӀудияб ГӀарабустан (Saʿudijab ʿArabustan)
bak: Сәғүд Ғәрәбстаны / Säğüd Ğäräbstanı
bel: Саудаўская Аравія / Saudaŭskaja Aravija; Саудаўская Арабія / Saudaŭskaja Arabija
bul: Саудитска Аравия (Sauditska Aravija); Саудитска Арабия (Sauditska Arabija)
che: Саудовски Арави (Saudovski Aravi)
chm: Саудовский Аравий (Saudovskij Aravij)
chv: Сауд Аравийӗ (Saud Aravijĕ)
kaz: Сауд Арабиясы / Sawd Arabïyası / ساۋد ارابياسى; Сауд Аравиясы / Sawd Aravïyası / ساۋد اراۆياسى
kbd: Саудовскэ Аравие (Saudovskă Aravie)
kir: Сауд Аравиясы (Saud Aravijasy)
kjh: Саудовскай Аравия (Saudovskaj Aravija)
kom: Саудовскӧй Аравия (Saudovsköj Aravija)
kum: Сауд Арабыстаны (Saud Arabystany)
lbe: Саоьдлул Аьрабусттан (Saödlul Ärabusttan)
mkd: Саудиска Арабија (Saudiska Arabija)
mon: Саудын Араб (Saudyn Arab)
oss: Саудон Арави (Saudon Aravi)
rus: Саудовская Аравия (Saudovskaja Aravija)
srp: Саудијска Арабија / Saudijska Arabija
tab: Сауд Аьрабистан (Saud Ärabistan)
tat: Согуд Гарәбстаны / Soğud Ğaräbstanı; Сөгүд Гарәбстаны / Sögüd Ğaräbstanı
tgk: Арабистони Саудӣ / عربستان سعودی / Arabistoni Saudī
tyv: Сауд Аравиязы (Saud Aravijazy)
ukr: Саудівська Аравія (Saudivs'ka Aravija)
ara: العربية السعودية (al-ʿArabīyâtu s-Saʿūdīyâ); السعودية (as-Saʿūdīyâ)
ckb: سعوودیە / Siʿûdiye
fas: عربستان سعودی / Arabestâne Saudi
prs: عربستان سعودی (ʿArabestān-e Saʿūdī)
pus: سعودي عربستان (Saʿūdī ʿArabistān); سعودي عربيه (Saʿūdī ʿArabiyâ); سعودي عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArab)
snd: سعودي عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArabu)
uig: سەئۇدى ئەرەبىستان / Seudi Erebistan / Сәуди Әрәбистан
urd: سعودی عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArab)
div: ސައޫދީ އާރަބިޔާ (Sa'ūdī Ārabiyā); ސައޫދީ އަރަބިއްޔާ (Sa'ūdī Arabiyyā)
syr: ܥܪܒܝܐ ܕܣܥܘܕܝ (ʿArabiyā da-Saʿūdī)
heb: ערב הסעודית (ʿAraṿ ha-Saʿûdît)
lad: אראביה סאודיטה / Arabia Saudita
yid: סאַוד אַראַביע (Saud Arabye)
amh: ሳውዲ አራቢያ (Sawdi Ărabiya); ሳውዲ ዓረቢያ (Sawdi ʿAräbiya)
ell-dhi: Σαουδική Αραβία (Saoydikī́ Aravía)
ell-kat: Σαουδικὴ Ἀραβία (Saoydikī̀ Aravía)
hye: Սաուդյան Արաբիա (Saoudyan Arabia)
kat: საუდის არაბეთი (Saudis Arabeṭi)
hin: सऊदी अरब (Saūdī Arab)
nep: साउदी अरब (Sāudī Arab)
ben: সাউদি আরব (Sāudi Ārôb); সৌদি আরব (Soudi Ārôb); সৌদী আরব (Soudī Ārôb)
ori: ସୌଦି ଆରବ (Soudi Ārôb)
pan: ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ (Sāūdī Arab)
kan: ಸೌದಿ ಅರೇಬಿಯ (Saudi Arēbiya)
mal: സൗദി അറേബ്യ (Sāudi Aṟēbya); സൌദി അറേബ്യ (Saudi Aṟēbya)
tam: சவுதி அரேபியா (Čavuti Arēpiyā); சவூதி அரேபியா (Čavūti Arēpiyā)
tel: సౌదీ అరేబియా (Saudī Arēbiyā)
zho: 沙特阿拉伯 (Shātè Ālābó)
jpn: サウディ・アラビア (Saudi Arabia); サウジアラビア (Saujiarabia)
kor: 사우디아라비아 (Saudiarabia)
bod: ཧྲ་ཐི་ཨར་ལ་སྤེ་ (Hra.tʰi. Ar.la.spe.); ས་ཐི་ཨ་ལ་པེ་ (Sa.tʰi. A.la.pe.); སའུ་དི་ཨ་ར་པི་ཡ་ (Sa'u.di. A.ra.pi.ya.)
dzo: སའུ་དི་ཨེ་ར་སྦི་ཡ་ (Sa'u.di E.ra.sbi.ya.)
mya: ဆော္ဒီအာရေဗ္ယ (Sʰɔdi Aẏebyá)
tha: ซาอุดีอาระเบีย (Sā'udī Ārabiya); ซาอุดิอาระเบีย (Sā'udi Ārabiya)
lao: ອາຣາບີຊາອູດີ (Ālābī Sā'ūdī)
khm: អារ៉ាប៊ីសាអ៊ូឌីត (Ārābī Sā'ūdīt); អារ៉ាប់ប៊ីសាអ៊ូឌីដ (Ārabbī Sā'ūdīd)
Saudi Arabia / اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلسًّعُودِيَّة / Arábia Saudita
Saudi Arabia (officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 28 million, and its size is approximately 2,149,690 square kilometres (830,000 sq mi).
The Kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. The two mosques are Masjid al-Haram and Masjid Al-Nabawi. The current Kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, though its national origins go back as far as 1744 with the establishment of the First Saudi State.
Saudi Arabia is full of petroleum exporter. Petroleum exports fuel the Saudi economy. Oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and nearly 75 percent of government revenues, facilitating the creation of a welfare state, which the government has found difficult to fund during periods of low oil prices.
History
Although the region in which the country stands today has an ancient history, the emergence of the Saudi dynasty began in central Arabia in 1744. That year, Muhammad ibn Saud, the ruler of the town of Ad-Dir'iyyah near Riyadh, joined forces with a cleric, Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, to create a new political entity. This alliance formed in the 18th century remains the basis of Saudi Arabian dynastic rule today.
Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula (see First Saudi State and Second Saudi State). The third and current Saudi state was founded in the early 20th century by King Abdul Aziz Al Saud (known internationally as Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud).
Geography
The Kingdom occupies about 80 percent of the Arabian peninsula. In 2000 Saudi Arabia and Yemen signed an agreement to settle their long-running border dispute. A significant length of the country's southern borders with the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, are not precisely defined or marked, so the exact size of the country remains unknown. The Saudi government's estimate is 2,217,949 km2 (856,355 sq mi). Other reputable estimates vary between 1,960,582 km2 (756,934 mi) and 2,240,000 km2 (860,000 sq mi). The kingdom is commonly listed as the world's 14th largest state.
Saudi Arabia's geography is varied. From the humid western coastal region (Tihamah) on the Red Sea, the land rises from sea level to a peninsula-long mountain range (Jabal al-Hejaz) beyond which lies the plateau of Nejd in the center. The southwestern 'Asir region has mountains as high as 3,000 m (9,800 ft) and is known for having the greenest and freshest climate in all of the country, one that attracts many Saudis to resorts such as Abha in the summer months. The east is primarily rocky or sandy lowland continuing to the shores of the Persian Gulf. The geographically hostile Rub' al Khali ("Empty Quarter") desert along the country's imprecisely defined southern borders contains almost no life.
Mostly uninhabited, much of the nation's landmass consists of desert and semi-arid regions, with a dwindling traditional Bedouin population. In these parts of the country, vegetation is limited to weeds, xerophytic herbs and shrubs. Less than two percent of the kingdom's total area is arable land. Population centers are mainly located along the eastern and western coasts and densely populated interior oases such as Hofuf and Buraydah. In some extended areas, primarily the Rub' al-Khali and the Arabian Desert, there is no population whatsoever, although the petroleum industry is constructing a few planned communities there. Saudi Arabia has no permanent year-round rivers or lakes; however, its coastline extends for 2,640 km (1,640 mi) and, along the Red Sea, harbors world-class coral reefs, including the Gulf of Aqaba.
Native animals include the ibex, wildcats, baboons, wolves, and hyenas in the mountainous highlands. Small birds are found in the oases. The coastal area on the Red Sea with its coral reefs has a rich marine life.
Oficial Name:
المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة
Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah
Establishment :
Kingdom declared January 8, 1926
- Recognized May 20, 1927
- Unified September 23, 1932
Area:
2.248.000km2
Inhabitants:
22.568.000
Languages:
Arabic, Gulf Spoken [afb] 200,000 in Saudi Arabia. Northern and southern Eastern Province. Alternate names: Gulf Spoken. Dialects: Al-Hasaa. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Hijazi Spoken [acw] 6,000,000 in Saudi Arabia (1996). Red Sea coast and adjacent highlands. Also spoken in Eritrea. Alternate names: Hijazi, West Arabian Colloquial Arabic. Dialects: North Hijazi, South Hijazi, Valley Tihaamah, Coastal Tihaamah. North Hijazi has 4 subdialects, South Hijazi has 16. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Najdi Spoken [ars] 8,000,000 in Saudi Arabia. Population total all countries: 9,863,520. Also spoken in Canada, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, USA. Dialects: North Najdi (Shammari, Bani Khaalid, Dafiir), Central Najdi (Rwala, Haayil, Al-Qasiim, Sudair, Riyadh, Hofuf, Biishah, Najraan, Wild `Ali, `Awaazim, Rashaayda, Mutair, `Utaiba, `Ajmaan), South Anjdi (Aal Murrah, Najran). Some dialects are spoken by Bedouins. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
More information.
Arabic, Standard [arb] 206,000,000 first-language speakers of all Arabic varieties (1999 WA). Middle East, North Africa, other Muslim countries. Also spoken in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Alternate names: High Arabic, Al Fus-Ha, Al Arabiya. Dialects: Modern Standard Arabic (Modern Literary Arabic), Classical Arabic (Koranic Arabic, Quranic Arabic). Preserves the ancient grammar. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Capital city:
Riyadh
Meaning country name:
"Saudi" after the House of Saud, the royal family who founded the kingdom and who still rule it. The dynasty takes its name from its ancestor, "Sa`ûd", whose name in Arabic means "a group of stars/planets". The etymology of the term "Arab" or "Arabian" links closely with that of the place-name "Arabia". The root of the word has many meanings in Semitic languages, including "west / sunset", "desert", "mingle", "merchant", "raven" and "comprehensible", all of which appear to have some relevance to the emergence of the name.
Description Flag:
The flag of Saudi Arabia is the flag used by the government of Saudi Arabia since March 15, 1973. It is a green flag featuring in white an Arabic inscription and a sword.
The script on the flag is written in the Thuluth script. It is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith:
لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
la ilaha ill allah muhammadun rasul allah
"There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger"
The sword, symbolising the victories of Ibn Saud, is underneath the inscription.
Green flags bearing this or other Arabic scripts are frequently seen in Islam and should not be confused with the Saudi national flag. These other flags normally do not bear the sword symbol.
The flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides, to ensure the shahada reads correctly, from right to left, from either side. The sword points from hoist to fly on both sides. The flag is sinister hoisted, meaning that the obverse side (front) has the hoist side (flagpole side) to the right.
Coat of arms:
The Saudi Arabian coat of arms (Arabic: شعار السعودية) includes two swords and a palm tree which represents the Saudi main tree. Each of the swords represent the two houses which founded modern day Saudi Arabia, the House of Saud, and the House of Wahab.
The date palm tree represents vitality and growth. The crossed scimitars symbolize justice and strength rooted in faith.
Motto:
"There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" (the Shahadah)
National Anthem: عاش المليك --As-Salam Al Malaki
Arab
سارعي للمجد و العلياء
مجدي لخالق السماء
و ارفعي الخفاق أخضر
يحمل النور المسطر
رددِ الله أكبر ياموطني
موطني قد عشت فخر المسلمين
عاش الملك للعلم و الوطن
Transliteration
Sār‘ī le l-majd wa l-‘alyā',
Majjedī le Khāleq as-Samā'!
Wa arfa‘ī el khaffāq akhḍḍar
Yaḥmil an-Nūr al-musaṭṭar
Raddedi: Allahu akbar,
Yā mawtanī!
Mawtanī, qad ‘išta fakhr al-Muslimīn
‘Āsh al-Malik le l-‘alam wa l-watan!
English
Hasten to glory and supremacy,
Glorify the Creator of the heavens!
And raise the green, fluttering flag
Carrying the emblem of Light,
Repeat: God is greatest,
O my country!
My country, may you always live, glory of all Muslims!
Long live the King for the flag and the country!
Internet Page: www.moe.gov.sa
S.Arabia in diferent languages
eng | eus | lin: Saudi Arabia
ita | lld | oci | roh: Arabia Saudita
arg | ast | glg: Arabia Saudí
afr | lim: Saoedi-Arabië
est | vor: Saudi Araabia
fao | sme: Saudi-Arábia
fin | nor: Saudi-Arabia
ind | msa: Arab Saudi / عرب سعودي
kin | run: Sawudi Arabiya
ltz | nds: Saudi-Arabien / Saudi-Arabien
por | tet: Arábia Saudita
aze: Səudiyyə Ərəbistanı / Сәудијјә Әрәбистаны
bam: Arabi-Sawuditi
bos: Saudijska Arabija / Саудијска Арабија
bre: Arabia Saoudat
cat: Aràbia Saudita
ces: Saúdská Arábie
cor: Arabi Saoudek
cos: Arabia Saudiana
crh: Saudiy Arabistan / Саудий Арабистан
csb: Saudëjskô Arabijô
cym: Sawdi Arabia
dan: Saudi-Arabien
deu: Saudi-Arabien / Saudi-Arabien; Saudisch-Arabien / Saudiſch-Arabien
dsb: Saudi-Arabiska
epo: Saŭda Arabujo; Saŭda Arabio
fra: Arabie saoudite
frp: Arabie saoudita
fry: Saûdy-Araabje
fur: Arabie Saudide
gag: Saudi Arabiya / Сауди Арабия
gla: Saud-Aràibia; Aràbia Saudach; Aràibia Saudach
gle: An Araib Shádach / An Araib Ṡádaċ
glv: Yn Araab Saudi
hat: Arabi Sawoudit
hau: Saudi Arabiya; Makka
haw: Saudi ʻAlapia
hrv: Saudijska Arabija
hsb: Saudi-Arabska
hun: Szaúd-Arábia
ibo: Sọdi Arebia
ina: Arabia Saudita; Arabia Saudi
isl: Sádí-Arabía
jav: Arab Saudi
jnf: Arabie Saudi
kaa: Saudov Araviyası / Саудов Аравиясы
kmr: Erebistana Seûdî / Ә’рәбьстана Сәуди / عەرەبستانا سەعوودی
kur: Erebistana Seʿûdî / ئەرەبستانا سەعوودی
lat: Arabia Saudiana; Arabia Saudica
lav: Saūda Arābija
lit: Saudo Arabija
mlg: Arabo Saodita; Arabia Saodita
mlt: Għarabja Sawdita
mol: Arabia Saudită / Арабия Саудитэ
nld: Saoedi-Arabië; Saudi-Arabië
nrm: Arabie Sâodite
pol: Arabia Saudyjska
que: Sawud Arabsuyu
rmy: Saudikani Arabiya / साउदिकानी आराबिया
ron: Arabia Saudită
rup: Arabia Saudescã; Arabia Sauditã
scn: Arabbia Saudita
slk: Saudská Arábia
slo: Saudju Arabia / Саудйу Арабиа
slv: Saudska Arabija; Saudova Arabija
smg: Saudo Arabėjė
smo: Sauti Arapia
som: Sacuudi Carabiya
spa: Arabia Saudita; Arabia Saudí
sqi: Arabia Saudite
srd: Aràbbia Saùdida
swa: Arabuni Saudi
swe: Saudiarabien
szl: Arabja Saudyjsko
ton: Sauti Alepea
tuk: Saud Arabystany / Сауд Арабыстаны; Saud Arawiýa / Сауд Аравия
tur: Suudi Arabistan; Süudi Arabistan
uzb: Saudiya Arabistoni / Саудия Арабистони
vie: Ả-rập Xê-út
vol: Sauda-Larabän
wln: Arabeye Sawoudite
wol: Araabi Sawdit
zza: Erebıstanê Seudi
krc | udm: Сауд Аравия (Saud Aravija)
abq: Саудовска Аравия (Saudovska Aravija)
alt: Саудовский Аравия (Saudovskij Aravija)
ava: СагӀудияб ГӀарабустан (Saʿudijab ʿArabustan)
bak: Сәғүд Ғәрәбстаны / Säğüd Ğäräbstanı
bel: Саудаўская Аравія / Saudaŭskaja Aravija; Саудаўская Арабія / Saudaŭskaja Arabija
bul: Саудитска Аравия (Sauditska Aravija); Саудитска Арабия (Sauditska Arabija)
che: Саудовски Арави (Saudovski Aravi)
chm: Саудовский Аравий (Saudovskij Aravij)
chv: Сауд Аравийӗ (Saud Aravijĕ)
kaz: Сауд Арабиясы / Sawd Arabïyası / ساۋد ارابياسى; Сауд Аравиясы / Sawd Aravïyası / ساۋد اراۆياسى
kbd: Саудовскэ Аравие (Saudovskă Aravie)
kir: Сауд Аравиясы (Saud Aravijasy)
kjh: Саудовскай Аравия (Saudovskaj Aravija)
kom: Саудовскӧй Аравия (Saudovsköj Aravija)
kum: Сауд Арабыстаны (Saud Arabystany)
lbe: Саоьдлул Аьрабусттан (Saödlul Ärabusttan)
mkd: Саудиска Арабија (Saudiska Arabija)
mon: Саудын Араб (Saudyn Arab)
oss: Саудон Арави (Saudon Aravi)
rus: Саудовская Аравия (Saudovskaja Aravija)
srp: Саудијска Арабија / Saudijska Arabija
tab: Сауд Аьрабистан (Saud Ärabistan)
tat: Согуд Гарәбстаны / Soğud Ğaräbstanı; Сөгүд Гарәбстаны / Sögüd Ğaräbstanı
tgk: Арабистони Саудӣ / عربستان سعودی / Arabistoni Saudī
tyv: Сауд Аравиязы (Saud Aravijazy)
ukr: Саудівська Аравія (Saudivs'ka Aravija)
ara: العربية السعودية (al-ʿArabīyâtu s-Saʿūdīyâ); السعودية (as-Saʿūdīyâ)
ckb: سعوودیە / Siʿûdiye
fas: عربستان سعودی / Arabestâne Saudi
prs: عربستان سعودی (ʿArabestān-e Saʿūdī)
pus: سعودي عربستان (Saʿūdī ʿArabistān); سعودي عربيه (Saʿūdī ʿArabiyâ); سعودي عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArab)
snd: سعودي عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArabu)
uig: سەئۇدى ئەرەبىستان / Seudi Erebistan / Сәуди Әрәбистан
urd: سعودی عرب (Saʿūdī ʿArab)
div: ސައޫދީ އާރަބިޔާ (Sa'ūdī Ārabiyā); ސައޫދީ އަރަބިއްޔާ (Sa'ūdī Arabiyyā)
syr: ܥܪܒܝܐ ܕܣܥܘܕܝ (ʿArabiyā da-Saʿūdī)
heb: ערב הסעודית (ʿAraṿ ha-Saʿûdît)
lad: אראביה סאודיטה / Arabia Saudita
yid: סאַוד אַראַביע (Saud Arabye)
amh: ሳውዲ አራቢያ (Sawdi Ărabiya); ሳውዲ ዓረቢያ (Sawdi ʿAräbiya)
ell-dhi: Σαουδική Αραβία (Saoydikī́ Aravía)
ell-kat: Σαουδικὴ Ἀραβία (Saoydikī̀ Aravía)
hye: Սաուդյան Արաբիա (Saoudyan Arabia)
kat: საუდის არაბეთი (Saudis Arabeṭi)
hin: सऊदी अरब (Saūdī Arab)
nep: साउदी अरब (Sāudī Arab)
ben: সাউদি আরব (Sāudi Ārôb); সৌদি আরব (Soudi Ārôb); সৌদী আরব (Soudī Ārôb)
ori: ସୌଦି ଆରବ (Soudi Ārôb)
pan: ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ (Sāūdī Arab)
kan: ಸೌದಿ ಅರೇಬಿಯ (Saudi Arēbiya)
mal: സൗദി അറേബ്യ (Sāudi Aṟēbya); സൌദി അറേബ്യ (Saudi Aṟēbya)
tam: சவுதி அரேபியா (Čavuti Arēpiyā); சவூதி அரேபியா (Čavūti Arēpiyā)
tel: సౌదీ అరేబియా (Saudī Arēbiyā)
zho: 沙特阿拉伯 (Shātè Ālābó)
jpn: サウディ・アラビア (Saudi Arabia); サウジアラビア (Saujiarabia)
kor: 사우디아라비아 (Saudiarabia)
bod: ཧྲ་ཐི་ཨར་ལ་སྤེ་ (Hra.tʰi. Ar.la.spe.); ས་ཐི་ཨ་ལ་པེ་ (Sa.tʰi. A.la.pe.); སའུ་དི་ཨ་ར་པི་ཡ་ (Sa'u.di. A.ra.pi.ya.)
dzo: སའུ་དི་ཨེ་ར་སྦི་ཡ་ (Sa'u.di E.ra.sbi.ya.)
mya: ဆော္ဒီအာရေဗ္ယ (Sʰɔdi Aẏebyá)
tha: ซาอุดีอาระเบีย (Sā'udī Ārabiya); ซาอุดิอาระเบีย (Sā'udi Ārabiya)
lao: ອາຣາບີຊາອູດີ (Ālābī Sā'ūdī)
khm: អារ៉ាប៊ីសាអ៊ូឌីត (Ārābī Sā'ūdīt); អារ៉ាប់ប៊ីសាអ៊ូឌីដ (Ārabbī Sā'ūdīd)