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Chapter 3 The grace of Allah – Oil boom (9)
072 Saudi Arabia appeared on stage (1/4)
Saudi Arabia is the monarchy state of the Arabian Peninsula
dominated by the Saud family. "Saudi Arabia" means "Arabia of
the Saud family". Saudi Arabia was established in 1932 by Abdul Aziz
Al-Saud, who was the head of the Saud family living in the desert ‘Sahar
an-Nafud’ in the central part of the Arabian Peninsula.
In western part of the Arabian Peninsula, there were Islamic
Holy City Makkah and Madinah alongside of Red Sea coast and in the eastern part
of the Peninsula, small villages were scattered on the coast of Persian Gulf.
Both west and east coasts were ruled by Ottoman Empire. But inland area was
desert and inhabited only nomads Bedouin. Ottoman Empire had no interest such
isolated inland area.
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(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)