Other Important Cities: Jidda, Mecca, Medina, Ad-Dammam, Dhahran, and Hofuf
Money: The Saudi riyal
National Language: Arabic
National Holiday: Unification Day on September 23
National Flag: A green flag with a white sword and white Arabic writing. In English, the words mean “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet.”
Head ofState and Government: The king of Saudi Arabia
Famous People:
Sami Al-Jaber: athlete
Rajaa Al-Sanea: novelist
Faisal: king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
Ibn Saud: founder of modern-day Saudi Arabia, king of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953
Khalid: king of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982
Talal Maddah: musician Muhammad: founder of Islam Abdelrahman Munif: novelist Nimah Nawwab: poet
National Song: “Long Live the King”. It became Saudi Arabia’s national song in 1950.
