TOURISM IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI

Elements of tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia positioned to become one of the most important countries in the world of nature P tourism and religious tourism and marine tourism and wildlife tourism and culture and heritage tourism and medical tourism are all available in this generous country.

And various regions and diverse geography prove to us that tourism is promising, and what the Supreme Commission for Tourism represented by its Secretary-General of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, the best evidence on the evolution of the concept of tourism in Saudi citizen.

Perhaps this forum should be the other interface contribute to the development of the concept of tourism, Saudi Arabia and we hope from Allah Almighty to help us in providing advise you what.

• size and location:

The area of ​​the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about (2240000) square kilometers

Or about 865,000 square miles Is equal to roughly the size of Western Europe, or about one-third of the United States. Covering the area of ​​the Kingdom about 80% of the area of ​​the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia and occupies 14th place on the world in terms of the size of the area. Kingdom and is located in the southwestern corner of the continent of Asia .. where the authenticity of the history of the world mixed with the old and Ahracth contemporary modern map of the country that is mapped to a distinctive approach path in the mechanism of acceleration of positive progress and civilization. And bounded on the west of the Red Sea, Yemen and the Sultanate of Oman to the south, and the Persian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to the east, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq from the north.

• Population:

The population of the Kingdom, according to the census in 1425, About 22.7 million people and a people under the age of twenty years of age more than half the population of the kingdom.

• History:

The Arabian Peninsula, an area populated since ancient times, prior to the date. And because the modern history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the emergence of the first Saudi state in 57 / 1744, when the Imam Muhammad bin Saud, in alliance with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab consolidation of the region and the establishment of the first Saudi state. The family has ruled Saudi Arabia most of the Arabian Peninsula in the nineteenth century. In 1319/1902 AD succeeded King Abdul Aziz in Riyadh and the entry was able to unite the most distant regions of the Arabian Peninsula and announced the unification of the Kingdom in 22/5/1351 AH. Where he began the announcement in the formation and establishment of a state established on the application of the provisions of the Quran and Sunnah.

• Terrain:

Saudi Arabia is characterized by a variety of terrain as a result of the vast area, and passed by the developments of the geological succession, and climate changes significantly. The Kingdom is a basket of fruit and the like Lot and that the diversity of terrain in different parts of Bhalla.

• Climate:

UK climate varies from region to region depending on its location and the different terrain is generally characterized by continental climate and extreme temperatures overall, there are some areas characterized by moderate air and also there are some areas distinct atmosphere cold and hot weather this feature is calculated for Tourism in the Kingdom. There are many attractions in the Kingdom of archaeological and historical sites covering a period of time close to a million a year to attractive landscapes vary from region to region.

And sports fans can enjoy their time through a range of activities that they can do Such as deep sea diving, parachute jumping from different heights, in addition to Enjoy the beautiful sea beaches. The modern shopping malls and markets all its contents of the retail And that their display of local products ranging from traditional brands of the most important characteristic of the Kingdom, The shopping experience of the beautiful experiences that we advise you to do. Kingdom also provides visitors with many of the places that give them pleasure and recreation Of parks and recreation cities and many others.

• the tourism in the Kingdom:

A * 1 - Elements of natural attractions: .. Natural / predicate:

(The elements of cultural tourism - unique natural environment - Safari - free of coast)

B is a natural / artificial:

(Festivals, shopping - sporting events - different annual events - Tourism conferences)

2 - Good infrastructure:

(Water, health - good roads - Drainage - modern communications - the passage of an organized - a clean environment)

3 - superstructure for tourism

(Airports, ports, high processing - tourist hotels and resorts -

Good restaurants - tourist transportation by various means - excellent entertainment facilities)