Sunday, May 4, 2008

Area and Location


Situated in the Southern-Eastern part of the Asian Continent, The Kingdom occupies about 2,240,000 square kilometers of Arabian peninsula. It has 1700 kilometers of Western Coast along the Red Sea and 560 kilometers of Eastern Coast along the Arabian Gulf. Land boundaries in the South and in the North exceed 2,700 kilometers.

Topography
The Country's topography ranges from wide plains to deserts, valleys, mountains and plateaus. The main features are:

1. The Empty Quarter (Al-Rub Al Khali) desert.
2. The Eastern plateaus and plains.
3. The Northern mountains and plateaus.
4. The "Najd" plateaus of the Central Region.
5. The Western highlands.
6. The "Tihama" plains in the southwest.
7. Widespread mountain and desert valleys.


Boundaries
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is bordered by the following countries
Northeast - Kuwait
North - Jordan and Iraq
East - Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
South - The Yemeni Republic and the Sultanate of Oman.
West - The Red Sea.

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