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7/29/2019 Popular Cuisine of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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History

Sharifs of Mecca OttomansHejaz

Al SaudAl RashidNejd


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Abdul-Aziz bin Saud

Treaty of Jeddah

September 23, 1932


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Hejaz Nejd


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Kingdom of

Saudi ArabiaOfficial Name:

Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya

Local short form: Al-Arabiya as SaudiyaInternational short form: Saudi Arabia

International long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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FLAG

The Royal Standard consists of a green flag, withan Arabic inscription and a sword featured in white.With the national emblem embroidered in gold in

the lower right canton.

The script on the flag is written in the Thuluth script.It is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith:

lilhailla-llhmuammadunraslu-llh

"There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the

messenger of Allah"


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Political System ofKingdom of Saudi Arabia


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Saudi ArabiaA monarchy based on Islam.

The government is headed by theKing, who is also the commander

in chief of the military.


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King

Head of state and the head of the government ofthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The King is called the Custodian of the TwoHoly Mosques (The title, which signifies Saudi

Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid

al Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi inMedina, .)


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King Abdullah

Son of Ibn Saud

and Fahda bintAsi Al Shuraim.Incumbent88 years old

Replace KingFahd.


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Saudi ArabiasPrinceSalman bin Abdulaziz al-

Saud, who was governorof Riyadh for nearly 50

years until his recentpromotion to Saudi

Arabias defense minister,was officially named

crown prince, making himthe heir apparent to the88-year-old King

Abdullah.


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Cabinet

the Council of Ministers.

there are 22 government ministers. each ministry specializes in a different part

of the government


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Consultative Council

Majlis Al-Shura

The legislative body who proposes new lawsand amends existing ones.

Consists of150 members who are appointed by

the King for four-year terms.


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The country is divided into 13provinces, with a governor and a deputygovernor in each one. Each provinces has

its own council that advises the governorand deals with the development of theprovince.


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Shariah LAW

Islamic Law

has been the pillar and the source of SaudiArabias basic system of government.

It identifies the nature of the state and its goalsand responsibilities, as well as the relationship

between the government and its citizens.


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Shariah Law

is the moral code and religious law of Islam.

Sharia deals with many topics addressed bysecular law, including crime, politics, and

economics, as well as personal matters such assexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, andfasting.


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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1083

A DECREE TO ORDAIN AND PROMULGATE ACODE RECOGNIZING THE SYSTEM OF FILIPINOMUSLIM LAWS, CODIFYING MUSLIM PERSONAL

LAWS, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATIONAND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


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Economy


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Capital: Riyadh

Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)

Major Cities: Jeddah, Makkah, Al Madinah,andTaif.

Location: Asia, Middle East, bordering thePersian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen.


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Saudi Arabia economy

An oil-based economy with stronggovernment control over major economicactivities. Saudi Arabia possesses 18% of

the world's proven petroleum reserves,ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum.


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Oil Fields in Saudi Arabia


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Revenues :$293.1 billion (2010)

Expenses: $210.6 billion (2010 )

Exports: $350.7 billion (2009)


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Natural resources:

Petroleum,

natural gas, iron ore,

gold,

copper


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Agriculture products:

Wheat, barley,

tomatoes,

melons, dates,

citrus;

mutton, chickens, eggs,

milk.


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Industries:

Crude oil production,

petroleum refining,

basic petrochemicals,

cement,

construction,

fertilizer, plastics.


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SAUDI ARABIA


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Al Masjid al Nabawi

One of the most important symbols of the Islamic Religion ofSaudi Arabia, located in Madina is considered to be the world's

second holiest mosque.


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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


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Popular Cuisine ofKingdom of Saudi Arabia


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Saudi Arabian cuisine issimilar to that of thesurrounding Arab countries

in the Persian Gulf, and hasbeen heavily influenced byTurkish, Persian, and

African food.


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There are two basic structures for meals in the

Arab World:

regular and;

specific for the month of Ramadan.


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Futuur

(also called iftar), or fast-breaking, is the mealtaken at dusk when the fast is over.

Sahur is the meal eaten just before dawn, when

fasting must begin. It is eaten to help theperson make it through the day with enoughenergy until Maghreb time.


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Khuzi/Ghuzi- A dish consisting of

a stuffed lamb, is the traditionalnational dish.


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Kebabs are popular, as is shwarm(shawarma), a marinated grilled meat dish of

lamb, mutton, or chicken.


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Kabsa is mainly made from a mixture of spices,rice (usually long-grain basmati), meat and

vegetables.


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Falafel is a deep-

fried ball or pattymade from groundchickpeas, favabeans, or both. Thefalafel balls are

topped with salads,pickled vegetables,hot sauce, anddrizzled with tahini-

based sauces.Falafel balls mayalso be eaten aloneas a snack or servedas part of a meze.


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Fl medammis

dish of cooked

and mashed favabeans servedwith olive oil,chopped parsley,

onion, garlic, andlemon juice.


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Tabbouleh

This dish is a salad,made from tomatoes,green onions and

cucumber and isseasoned with freshmint and lemon juice.It not only boasts up

the health benefitsbut quenches thehunger in a balancedway.


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Hummus

It is made fromchickpeas, olive oil,tahini paste, lemon

juice, garlic and salt. Itis served with pitabread for a perfectappetizer or snack


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Qatayef is an Arabdessert commonlyserved during the

month of Ramadan,a sort of sweetdumpling filled with

cream or nuts.


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Kenafeh is a traditionalArab cheese pastrysoaked in sweet syrup


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Islamic dietary laws

Food hygiene is an importantpart of Islamic dietary law.


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Slaughter Dhabah a prescribed method of ritual

animal slaughter; The animal must beslaughtered by a Muslim or by one of thePeople of the Book.


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In Islam, halal isan Arabic term

meaning "lawful orpermissible" and notonly encompasses

food and drink, but allmatters of daily life

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