Husayniyah

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Husayniyah
Village
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Husayniyah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 23°52′N38°54′E / 23.867°N 38.900°E / 23.867; 38.900 Coordinates: 23°52′N38°54′E / 23.867°N 38.900°E / 23.867; 38.900
Country Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Province Al Madinah Province
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EAT)

Husayniyah is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. [1]

Saudi Arabia Country in Western Asia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest sovereign state in the Middle East, the second-largest in the Arab world, the fifth-largest in Asia, and the 12th-largest in the world. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south; it is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland and mountains. As of October 2018, the Saudi economy was the largest in the Middle East and the 18th largest in the world. Saudi Arabia also enjoys one of the world's youngest populations; 50% of its 33.4 million people are under 25 years old.


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Regions of Saudi Arabia type of administrative territorial entity of Saudi Arabia

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Economy of Saudi Arabia national economy

The economy of Saudi Arabia is one of the top twenty economies in the world (G20). It is dependent on oil as the country has the second-largest proven petroleum reserves, and the country is the largest exporter of petroleum in the world. It also has the fifth-largest proven natural gas reserves and is considered an "Energy Superpower". With a total worth of US$34.4 trillion, Saudi Arabia has the second most valuable natural resources in the world.

Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian stated policy is focused on co-operation with the oil-exporting Gulf States, the unity of the Arab world, Islamic strength and solidarity, and support for the United Nations (UN). In practice, the main concerns in recent years have been relations with the US, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Iraq, the perceived threat from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the effect of oil pricing, and using its oil wealth to increase the influence of Islam and especially the conservative school of Islam supported by the country's rulers. Saudi Arabia contributes large amounts of development aid to Muslim countries. From 1986 to 2006, the country donated £49 billion in aid.

Wahhabism Religious movement and branch of Sunni Islam

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House of Saud the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia

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WWE, an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut in the United States owned by the McMahon family, has been promoting events in the Middle Eastern country of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2018 as part of the ten-year deal between the WWE and the General Sports Authority as part of Saudi Vision 2030. The inaugural event took place on April 27, 2018 with the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah. In contrast to regular WWE events, women are barred from appearing in events held in Saudi Arabia.

References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011.