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Kaaba, Al-Masjid Haram
Kaaba, Al-Masjid Haram
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The Kaaba or Ka'aba also referred as Kaaba Muazzama (Grand Kaaba), is a building at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.


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Kingdom of Tower, Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Tower, Saudi Arabia
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Kingdom Tower, mostly known as Jeddah Tower, is a skyscraper based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At over 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) and a total construction area of 530,000 square meters (5.7 million square-feet), Kingdom Tower is the centerpiece of Jeddah.


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Asdaaf Mall is a Shopping mall in the city of Khamis Mushayt.

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Manal al-Shraif
Manal al-Shraif
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Manal al-Shraif is a social activist, who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, Wajeha al-Huwaider, filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign.


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Image of sand dunes in Rub' al Khali
Image of sand dunes in Rub' al Khali
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Rub Al Khali is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world (erg),[1] encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi) (the area between long. 44°30′ −56°30′E., and lat. 16°30′ −23°00′N) including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.