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 ==== Voting rights for women ==== ==== Voting rights for women ====
 Women in Saudi Arabia were able to vote independently for the first time in the December 12, 2015 elections. Countries, where women have no or very limited voting rights, remain in 2016. Brunei and Lebanon. [([[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35075702|BBC]])] Women in Saudi Arabia were able to vote independently for the first time in the December 12, 2015 elections. Countries, where women have no or very limited voting rights, remain in 2016. Brunei and Lebanon. [([[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35075702|BBC]])]
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 +==== Levant ====
 +The Middle East (formerly the Levant), is a geographical region located at the junction of Asia, Europe and Africa. It mainly includes countries located in southwestern Asia. The most common countries in the Middle East include Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel with Palestine, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. [([[https://www.mei.edu/publications/untapped-potential-levant-union|MEI]])]
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 +==== Coastline ====
 +Saudi Arabia is the only country whose coastline runs along the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Most of its terrain consists of dry deserts, lowlands, steppes, and mountains. [([[https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_saudi_arabia.htm|Nations Online]])]
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 +==== Climate ====
 +Saudi Arabia has a hot and dry desert-tropical-continental climate that is one of the harshest in the world (one of the hottest areas on Earth). [([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Saudi-Arabia/Climate|Britannica]])]
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 +==== Vegetation ====
 +The vegetation cover of Saudi Arabia is very poor. The dominant vegetation formation is ephemeral vegetation (plants with a very short life cycle) and dryland (dry thorny shrubs, dry grasses). The main tree species are date palms. Plant density is marginal, and forested areas in this country occupy about 1% of the land area. [([[https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Verh-Ges-Oekologie_25_1996_0077-0095.pdf|Zoological-Botanical Database]])]
 +
 +==== The Sea of Sand ====
 +In the south of the country is the Ar Rub’ al Khali desert (the few local Bedouins call it Ar-Rimal - "sand"), which is the largest sand desert in the world. [([[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/50744/ar-rub-al-khali-sand-sea-arabian-peninsula|Earth Observatory NASA]])] 
 +
 +==== Drought ====
 +Arabia is one of the driest regions in the world. There are virtually no rivers, there are only dry valleys wadi. [([[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Comparison-of-different-morphologies-of-wadis-showing-the-mountainous-valleys-of-Wadi_fig1_340548419|Research Gate]])] 
 +
 +==== Animal Kingdom ====
 +Thanks to its low population density, the animal world is rich in Arabia. [([[https://www.arabnews.com/node/1434531/saudi-arabia|Arab News]])] 
 +
 +==== Red Sea Coral Reef ====
 +In the waters of the Red Sea, from north to south, stretches a coral reef estimated to be 5000-7000 years old. [([[https://www.leisurepro.com/blog/explore-the-blue/5-stunning-coral-reefs-of-the-world/|Leisure Pro]])]
 +
 +==== The history ====
 +The history of Saudi Arabia in its present form as a nation-state began with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1744. [([[https://www.sa.undp.org/content/saudi_arabia/en/home/countryinfo.html|United Nations Development Programme]])]
 +
 +==== Islam ====
 +The second-largest monotheistic religion, Islam, was established in Arabia. [([[https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/12/world/islam-fast-facts/index.html|CNN]])]
 +
 +==== Oil ====
 +The largest oil fields are located on the coast and shelf of the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is estimated to have 25-30% of the world's oil reserves. It also produces natural gas, rock salt, gold, and rock resources. [([[https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2019/02/14/how-much-oil-does-saudi-arabia-have/|Forbes]])]
 +
 +==== Desalination plant ====
 +Al-Jubail, a city on the Persian Gulf, is home to the world's largest seawater desalination plant. [([[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-water-desalination-idUSKBN26Y1HD|Reuters]])]
 +
 +==== Absolute monarchy ====
 +Saudi Arabia is one of the few absolute monarchies in the world today. [([[https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-countries-where-monarchs-still-rule-20190503-story.html|LA Times]])]
 +
 +==== Mutawa ====
 +In Saudi Arabia, there is a Committee for the Propagation of Virtues and Prevention of Evil (known as Mutawa). [([[https://insidesaudi.com/what-happened-to-the-mutawa-or-saudi-religious-police/|Inside Saudi]])]
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