Saudi+Arabia



By:Tyler Henry & Ade Bright

Ancient:

Modern:

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 * =  ||= __Ancient __ ||= __Modern __ ||
 * = __Population __ ||= Unkown ||= 26,131,703 ||
 * = __Per Capita Income __ ||= Unkown ||= $24,200 USD ||
 * = __Land Area(Sq Mi) __ ||= Unknown ||= 2,149,690 sq mi ||
 * = __Political System/Gov't __ ||= Monarchy ||= Monarchy
 * = __Imports/Exports __ ||= Unknown ||= **Imports:** Machinery and equipment,
 * Exports:** Oil, Petroleum ||
 * = __Cultural Traditions __ ||= Nomadic tribal societies ||= National Anthem- Aash Al Maleek
 * = __Religons __ ||= Unknown ||= 100% Muslims ||

__Timeline __:
 * July 16, 622** - Muhammad forced to flee Mecca for Medina


 * 1744** - Mohammed Ibn Saud finds first Saudi State


 * 1802** - Mecca is conquered by the Wahhabis


 * 1812** - Wahhabis are driven out of Mecca by the local population


 * 1865** - Civil war, the dynasty falls apart and Arabia became divided between different clans and the Ottomans


 * 1871** - The Ottomans take control of the province of Hasa


 * 1906** - Abdul Aziz regained control of the Nejd region


 * 1906** - Abdul Aziz regained control of the Hasa region


 * 1917** - Arab army led by Feisal Hussein and Bedouin cheif Auda Abu Taiya faught Turkish forcesat Aqaba killing 300 and capturing 160 Turkish soldiers


 * 1918** - Arab forces attacked and seized Deraa (Jordan)


 * 1918** - Arab prince Feisal took control of Syria


 * 1923** - King Fahd was borin in Riyadh


 * 1924** - Mecca regained


 * 1925** - Medina retaken


 * 1927** - Saudi Arabia Became independent from Great Britain with the Treaty of Jedda


 * 1932** - The conquered territories is unified and named Saudi Arabia. Abdul Aziz becomes king


 * 1938** - Oil is discovered. Saudi Arabia starts to become rich


 * 1957** - Relations with USA is enhanced. Declared that Gulf of Aqaba was Saudi territory


 * 1960** - Saudi Arabia participated in the construction of OPEC in Baghdad, in order to help sustain oil prices


 * 1963** - Saudi Arabia mobilised its army after deteriorated relations with Egypt


 * 1973** - Arab oil - producting nations announced they would begin cutting back on oil exports Western nations and Japan; he results was a total embarge that lasted until March 1974


 * 1980** - Saudi Arabia beheaded 63 people in towns across the country for their roles in the November 1979 raid on the Grand Mosque in Mecca


 * 1986** - World oil prices dipped below $10 a barrel


 * 1990** - Some 1,402 Muslim pilgrams were killed in a stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel leading to Mecca in Saudi Arabia


 * 1990** - President Bush ordered U.S troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion of Iraq. The U.S Persian Gulf War began.


 * 1994** - The Saudis chose AT&T for a $4billion telecommunications project


 * 1996** - The Saudi dept load is already equal to about $100billion


 * 2001** - Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a pact to fight terrorism and drug trafficing


 * 2005** - Saudi police killed four terrorist believed to be linked to al-Qaida after the militants fled their desert while throwing hand grenades at surrounding forces


 * 2005** - August 1, 2005, **Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz**, known as "**Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques**" succeeded the throne upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd




 * 2007** - In Saudi Arabia the annual 5-day hajj came to a close as 3 million pilgrams participated


 * 2010** - officials announce arrest of 149 militant over past eight months, most of them allegadly belonging to al-Qaida


 * 2011** - Public protest banned, after small demonstrations in mainly Shia areas of the east.










 * __Conclusion: __**

**﻿** ﻿Saudi Arabia﻿**﻿** is a holy and diverse country, with lots of culture and rich traditions. While being the 21st richest country in the world, it still maintains its beautiful Muslim faith and culture. Over the years, the area has not changed. Modernity and traditions have clashed because of conflicts with big office buildings and oil refineries. Ever since the oil find in 1938, the country has became a major import/export country to countries, such as the United States. In the 1990’s, Saudi Arabia was the central point of the Gulf War that occurred between Kuwait, United States, NATO Allied forces and Iraq. Being influenced by surrounding countries, it continues to struggle to convince the world that they are not a terrorist nation or house terrorists. With the new modern changes it has not affected its Saudi Arabia ’s Muslim traditions and culture but rather the influences of other civilizations.

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