SAUDI ARABIA

HISTORY

• first concrete evidence of human presence in the Arabian peninsula
• Dates back to 15,000 to 20,000 year
• Around year 610 Muhammad received a message from god
• One of the richest countries with oil.

CULTURE RELIGION ANDLANGUAGE

• It is an Islamic country
• During Ramadan they can only work for 6 hours
• 100% Muslims
• Language they speak is mostly Arabic

HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

• Prophets birthday, march equinox, summer solstice
• Ramadan begins, eid-ul-fitr, Ramadan begins
• Eid ul adha, Muharram and Saudi national day
• These are all the festivals and holidays in Saudi Arabia

SPORTS

• One of the most famous sports are:
• horse and camel racing
• soccer.
• falconry and hunting with hounds.