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570- Muhammad was born into the Quaraysh tribe in the Makkah province.

630- Muhammed and his army take over Mecca, the area became the first mosque.

1400s- Saud Dynasty founded near Riyadh.

1871 - The Ottomans take control of the Hasa province.

1891- The Al Saud family are exiled to Kuwait by the Rashidi family.

1916- Mecca falls to Arabs during Great Arab Revolt.

1926- Abd-al-Aziz is proclaimed King of the Hijaz in the Grand Mosque of Mecca.

1932- The areas controlled by Abd-al-Aziz is unified under the name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Abd-al-Aziz is proclaimed King.

1938 - Oil is discovered and production begins under the US-controlled Aramco.

1945- Saudi Arabia is one of the founding members of the United Nations.

1951- Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia is put into production. It is the largest oil field ever found.

1953- King Abd-al-Aziz dies, Crown Prince Saud named king

1953- Saud's brother, Faisal, named crown prince

1962- Slavery is abolished

1975- King Faisal is assassinated by his nephew and succeeded by his brother Khalid.

1980- Saudi Arabia takes full control of Aramco from the US.

1982- King Khalid dies of a heart attack and is succeeded by his brother, Crown Prince Fahd.

1992- King Fahd announces the "Basic System of Government". He proposes setting up a Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura).

1993- King Fahd decrees the division of Saudi Arabia into thirteen administrative divisions.

1998- 2.3 million Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, over 150 die at the "stoning of the devil" because of a stampede.

2000- Saudi Arabia and Yemen sign agreement ending years of border disputes.

2001- A series of blasts kills a British national and an American in Riyadh. Several British workers are arrested.

2001- 15 of 19 hijackers involved in 9/11 were Saudi nationals.

2001- Saudi Arabian women are issued ID cards for first time.

2006- Plans to build electrified fence along 560-mile border with Iraq are announced.

2011- Women are given suffrage, plus the right to run in municipal elections and to be appointed to Shura Council.

2014- King Abdullah dies at age 90 in which his brother, Salman, succeeds him.

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Saudi Arabia's Women Rights Still Not Right

Despite recent events, women in Saudi Arabia still lack many basic rights.

Saudi Arabia doesn't exactly have a good record with human rights in the past, especially when it comes to women. Saudi women are just now starting to vote in municipal elections—and some are even running as candidates. "[It] will enable Saudi women to have a say in the process of decision-making," says Jamal Al-Saadi, the first woman to register in the city of Medina. Municipal councils are the only elected bodies in the kingdom and handle local matters such as zoning changes. Before now, this position was only elected by men. Many will agree that this is a major step for equality, but Saudi Arabia is still far away from equality for women.

Still, even though they can vote, they still have to vote separately. Along with this, women still cannot go to the election site unless they have a male accompany them. “If the women’s male relative didn’t want them to participate, he could probably keep them from participating,” says Adam Coogle, a Middle East researcher for Human Rights Watch.

Saudi women are among the most repressed women in the world. For one, they still lack the right to drive; they can't even ride bicycles. They must follow a strict dress code, which usually consists of an abaya – a long black cloak – and a head scarf. They also must limit the amount of time spent with men, and cannot compete in sports.

Perhaps most importantly, no women in Saudi Arabia can go anywhere without a male chaperon. Women can only travel with a male guardian known as a 'mahram' whenever they leave the house. These mahrams are usually a relative of the woman. Saudi women literally have to obtain permission to do anything from their male relatives.

Historically, Saudi Arabia has one of the most repressive attitudes towards women. But things are slowly beginning to modernize. Perhaps sometime in the future, women will have the same basic rights that you and I share.

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Saudi Arabia hosts one of the pillars of Islam, known as the Hajj. This event is a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that all Muslims should make at least once in their life time.

Most of the population of Saudi Arabia was nomadic or seminomadic until the 1960s. Saudi Arabia has experienced substantial economic and urban growth since then, and now more than 95% of the population is settled.

The total population in 2014 was 27,345,986, with immigrants making up about 30% of it.

Land area is 829,995 square miles.

Saudi Arabia is a mostly desert country that occupies most (80%) of the Arabian Peninsula. The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba are located to the west and the Persian Gulf is located to the east.

Saudi Arabia contains the world's largest continuous sand desert, the Rub Al-Khali, or Empty Quarter.

Its oil region lies mostly in the eastern province along the Persian Gulf.

The proven oil reserves in Saudi Arabia are the second largest in the world. They are estimated to contain about 268 billion barrels worth of oil.

The currency of Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Riyal. One Riyal is 0.27 (~1/4) US Dollars.

Saudi Arabia was an absolute monarchy until 1992. At that time, the Saud royal family introduced the country's first constitution. The legal system is now based on sharia law, a system derived from the religious precepts of Islam. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is currently the King of Saudi Arabia.

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The main religion of Saudi Arabia is Islam. Saudi Arabia is where Islam was started. Mecca and Madina are two important cities in the muslim religion. They are both located in Saudi Arabia. Religion is important to the people of Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, religious conflicts are minimal.

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Map of Oil Fields

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Map of the country