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= Saudi Arabia = Saudi Arabia, or Kingdom of Saoudi Arabia (KSA) is located in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 , Saudi Arabia is the fifth-largest state in Asia and second-largest state in the region. It is bordered by 8 countries ( Jordan, Iraq , Koweit , Bahrain , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , Oman and Yemen ).

The Kingdom of Saoudi Arabia was founded by Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1932 after numerous confrontations between different tribes.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had and still has a major role internationally :

- Birth place of Islam ( Mecca )

- Home to two of the most important cities for Muslims : Medina, Mecca.

- In the 20th century, discovery of oil helped boost the country economically and socially.

II) Real independence.
Saudi Arabia is named after its ruling family, the Al-Sauds, and is home to the two holiest sites in Islam, Mecca and Medina.

The modern state of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al-Faisal al-Saud (often known as Ibn Saud) after a series of conquests to unite smaller regions of the Arabian Peninsula under one rule. Before its independence, the Sauds needed help the unite regions in under to gain control. They sought help from a warrior tribe called El Ikhwan tribe. They made an alliance with them in order to conquer the region. The Ikhwan were a Wahhabi Islamic tribe who focused deeply on religious beliefs. Saoud had to expand the Wahhabi ideology in exchange of military aid. In 1926, they conquered the two most important and religious cities : Mecca and Medina.

Saudi Arabia