Exploring the Rich History of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is an Arabian land of ancient wonders, presenting itself as a sovereign Islamic state of Arab. The official religion of Saudi is Islam and Arabic as its official language. Bordering the red sea and Persian Gulf, Saudi land is situated in the Middle East. In the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi state is largest.According to an old survey, its population is above 27 million, out of which more than 8.5 million are foreign residents. The capital city of this state is “Riyadh”.

It is world’s second largest oil reserves and sixth largest gas reserves. Petroleum was discovered in 1938 in Saudi Arabia, after that Saudi kingdom has become the world’s largest 3^rd oil producing and leading exporter of oil.

It is a religious land, holding the entire history of Muslims and religion Islam. It is also famous for the holy places located here. The house of ALLAH SWT, Kaba is situated here. Roza e Rasool, the grave of Prophet Muhammad PBUH is in Medina. There are many ancient mosques, historical caves, mountains, forts, museums and holy places in SaudiArabia.

Millions of Muslims visit SaudiArabia every year, for Hajj and Umrah purposes. You can also book Cheap Umrah packages to visit this ancient land, rich in history along with the pilgrimage. While Umrah, you can explore Makah and medina and many other cities. Let’s talk about the rich history of SaudiArabia.

Makah and Medina

Makah and Medina are the holiest places in SaudiArabia. They are not only famous for hajj and Umrah but also a tourist’s attraction. Saudigovernment opened its doors for foreign tourists to explore this Arabian land few years back. Millions of people come here in the month of Ramadan to perform Umrah and visit the historical mosques there. I must say you should visit this place in Ramadan to see the way how they celebrate the holy month of Ramadan there. You can book Ramadan Umrah packagesto visit them in Ramadan.

The historical mosques there are:

• Masjid e Nabwi : Prophet Muhammad PBUH built this mosque, the second sacred mosque in Islam
• Masjid e haram : the largest mosque in the world, surrounding the Kaba
• Masjid e Aisha : also known as tan’eem mosque, situated in Jamarat Makah, built in the name of Prophet’s wife Ayesha R.A
• Masjid e jinn (Al Jinn mosque) : the mosque built on the place where prophet Muhammad PBUH encountered a herd of Jinn who accepted Islam after Quran recitation
• Masjid e Shajarah : the mosque located opposite to masjid al jinn, in the place where a tree came here to Prophet Muhammad PBUH
• Masjid al Qiblatain : historical mosque where prophet received order to change the direction of his prayer from Jerusalem to Makah
• Masjid al Jumu’ah : surrounding the boundary of Medina Munawwarah, where prophet Muhammad PBUH prayed the first Jummah prayer
• And many other mosques including the mosques in the name of Sahaba’s (prophet Muhammad PBUH’s companions) and other modern mosques

The clock tower in the SaudiArabia is the biggest clock tower building in this world, built in front of Kaba. There are luxury hotels and museum in this tower building.

The city of AL-ULA

It is the first UNESCO World heritage site of SaudiArabia, presenting unique pattern of well-preserved old sandstones. It was a rocky area earlier. The erosive forces of wind and air gave these rocks random shapes. Today AlUla is called as the Mars on the earth.

High in history and rich in tapestry, this ancient and historical city of AlUla contains whole history of Muslims and their religion Islam. Muslims get motivation by visiting this historical Alula and becomes more focused on obedience of Allah Almighty. Muslims can buy Umrah packages to visit this historical place with Umrah rituals. You have a chance to pre-book the Umrah Packages 2025 UK and perform Umrah at the cheapest possible prices. Along with the Umrah pilgrimage, you can visit the rest of places and landmarks in the Al-Ula.

2000 years ago, a civilized nation called Nabataeans carved these sandstone tombs. They are spread over 10 kilo meter radius, having buildings almost 5 stories length and hundreds in number. These are remains of an ancient city, Hegra.

Alula people have some great planning and architecture. Their history shows they were way more advanced than their surroundings. They built spice rooms, routes, communication ways and many others. You will see many engraved Arabic signs on the rocks while going through their town. Nabataeans were skillful people. Alula people have their own traditional foods and spices. Not only their architecture, they had good cultural values.

People have used this city as a route towards hajj places for a very long time and route is also known as old Hajj route. If you are going for Umrah, You can also visit this route.

Thebest time for Umrah is Ramadan, as you will see a lot of festivals and sehar or iftar gatherings there.

There are many ancient style buildings and markets in AlUla, where people go for shopping. You can stay in luxury hotels like al habitat and the banyan tree. There are a lot of spots for scuba diving in AlUla where you can discover marine life.

Jeddah

Jeddah is nowadays main city of SaudiArabia and a commercial town. It is a part of hajj and Umrah as pilgrimage used to visit this city. It has its own airport, from where people can travel. It is basically a main city of travel and communication.

The most historic and famous area of Jeddah is, Al Balad, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is famous for gold jewelry. There’s a whole market of gold in al Balad similar to Dubai. This city was the main spot of trading and communication. The specialty of al Balad architecture is Hijazi style buildings with wooden balconies and walls made by coral stones. It was a traditional souk where selling perfumes and spices to clothing and other products took place. As the best time for Umrah is Ramadan, so if you plan to visit this historical place in Ramadan, you can buy Ramadan Umrah packagesand easily walk through this ancient city.

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