Tips & Tricks
Qusur al Muqbil (Old City, Riyadh) – this mud brick abandoned village, located on the outskirts of modern Riyadh, gives visitors a glimpse of how locals lived for centuries (well before the country’s oil boom). Free admission. Open 24 hours.
Mount Arafat (Makkah Region, Hejaz) – best known for being the site of Mohamed’s last sermon, Mount Arafat is a granite hill about 20 km east of central Mecca in the plain of Arafat. Mount Arafat reaches about 70 meters in height, and is also known as the “Mount of Mercy”. Nowadays, this mountain is […]
Mount Uhud – this is a mountain north of Medina, Saudi Arabia. With a height of 1,077 meters, it was the site of the second battle between Muslim and Meccan forces. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 19 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina, in what is […]
Mecca (City) – located in a desert valley in the western part of the country, Mecca is Islam’s holiest city. It’s also the birthplace of the Prophet Mohamed and the Islamic faith. Only Muslims are allowed there. Millions of Muslim worshippers arrive in Mecca for the annual Hajj (pilgrimage), a tradition that began in the […]
Silver Sands Beach (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Street, Al Lulu, Jeddah 23821) – this is a shallow water beach which is open to foreigners only. There’s an entrance fee into the beach (SR 100 per person during the week, and SR 150 during the weekend). For children, the entry fee is SR 60. There are […]
Medina (city) – this is a city in western Saudi Arabia. In the city center, the vast al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) is a major Islamic pilgrimage site. Its striking green dome rises above the tombs of the Prophet Mohamed, and early Islamic leaders Abu Bakr and Umar. The Masjid al-Qiblatain (Qiblatain Mosque) is known as […]