State

Saudi Arabia

country in West Asia

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622–1945 CE
Founded
622 CE
Capital
Riyadh, Diriyah
Government
absolute monarchy, islamic theocracy, monarchy
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Preceded by
Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz

Overview

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia that occupies the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Covering a land area of approximately 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi), it is the fifth-largest country in Asia and the twelfth-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west, Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north, the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates it from Egypt and Israel. Riyadh is the capital and largest city, while other major centers include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina.

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All rulers (1)

  1. Ibn Saud1932–1953

Records (62)

  1. 523–525 CE — Siege of NajranSiege
  2. 570 CE — Aksumite siege of MeccaSiege
  3. 617 CE — Yawm al-BuathBattle
  4. 624 CE — Battle of BadrBattle
  5. 624 CE — Invasion of Banu QaynuqaBattle
  6. 624 CE — Invasion of BahranInvasion
  7. 624 CE — Al Kudr InvasionInvasion
  8. 625 CE — Battle of UhudBattle
  9. 626 CE — Invasion of Dumatul JandalInvasion
  10. 627 CE — Battle of the TrenchBattle
  11. 629 CE — Conquest of MeccaCampaign
  12. 630 CE — Siege of Ta'ifSiege
  13. 632 CE — Battle of BuzakhaBattle
  14. 633 CE — Battle of Dawmat al-JandalBattle
  15. 633 CE — Battle of NaqraBattle
  16. 656 CE — Siege of UthmanSiege
  17. 683 CE — Battle of al-HarrahBattle
  18. 683 CE — Siege of MeccaSiege
  19. 692 CE — Siege of MeccaSiege
  20. 883 CE — Battle of Mecca (883)Battle
  21. 1409 — Mamluk campaign against Mecca (1409)War
  22. 1517 — Siege of JeddahNaval battle
  23. 1551 — Siege of QatifSiege
  24. 1765 — Siege of DariaSiege
  25. 1789–1809 — Saudi maritime expansion, 1789-1809Campaign
  26. 1790–1811 — Saudi–Mamluk of Iraq WarWar
  27. 1811–1818 — Ottoman–Wahhabi warWar
  28. 1811 — Battle of YanbuBattle
  29. 1812 — Battle of MedinaBattle
  30. 1813 — Battle of MeccaBattle
  31. 1813 — Battle of JeddahBattle
  32. 1814 — Siege of TaifSiege
  33. 1815 — Battle of BysselBattle
  34. 1818 — Siege of DiriyahSiege
  35. 1818 — Dhurma MassacreMassacre
  36. 1858 — Jeddah Massacre of 1858Massacre
  37. 1891 — Battle of MulaydaBattle
  38. 1891 — Battle of HuraymilaBattle
  39. 1902 — Battle of RiyadhBattle
  40. 1903 — Battle of DilamBattle
  41. 1904 — Battle of ShinanahBattle
  42. 1904 — Battle of UnaizahBattle
  43. 1904 — Battle of BekeriyahBattle
  44. 1906 — Battle of Rawdat MuhannaBattle
  45. 1907 — Battle of TarafiyahBattle
  46. 1911 — Battle of the ExcavationsBattle
  47. 1912 — Battle of Kunfuda BayBattle
  48. 1915–1916 — Battle of KanzanBattle
  49. 1916–1919 — Siege of MedinaSiege
  50. 1916 — Battle of MeccaBattle
  51. 1916 — Battle of TaifBattle
  52. 1916–1917 — Capture of YanbuBattle
  53. 1917 — Capture of WejhBattle
  54. 1919 — Battle of HajlaBattle
  55. 1919 — Battle of TurabahBattle
  56. 1920 — Battle of HamdhBattle
  57. 1921 — Conquest of Ha'ilCampaign
  58. 1924 — Battle of MeccaBattle
  59. 1925 — Battle of JeddahBattle
  60. 1929 — Battle of SabillaBattle
  61. 1929 — Battle of Hafr al-BatinBattle
  62. 1934 — Saudi–Yemeni WarWar

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