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Mada'in Saleh - Mada'in Saleh is known for its well-preserved monumental-scale carved tombs dating to between 100 BC and 100 AD, the period when the city was very wealthy from the caravan trade. The tomb of Qasr Al Farid is particularly spectacular, carved from a single rock monolith standing alone in the desert. Walk through the Siq, a narrow passage between rock walls, and climb high above Al Diwan to an overlook for a sunset view. |
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Jeddah - The second largest city after Riyadh, it is the main port of the Kingdom on the Red Sea and main gate through which most of the pilgrims arrive by air and sea to perform Umrah, Haj or to visit the two holy mosques. Jeddah is an industrial and active commercial center, with modern features, squares and courtyards. It is an important tourism center, with an eighty kilometer long beautiful corniche on the Red Sea coast. |
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Great Mosque, Medina, Saudi Arabia |
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Al Diriaiyah - near Riyadh is the ancestral home of King Saud, founder and the first king of the nation. |
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Makkah Al-Mukkaramah - which has many other names such as Umm Al-Qura, Al-Balad Al-Amen and Al-Balad Al-Haram, is the first holy city for Moslems. In the center of the city there is the Holy Mosque inside which is the Holy Qabaa, The Maqam of Prophet Ibrahim, the Stone of his son Ismaiel, Zamzam well which water has been pouring through hundred of years, and Safa and Marwah where Moslems make Saie. |
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