Tourist Guide to Saudi Arabia

Written By Detonator on الجمعة، 23 ديسمبر 2011 | 6:29 ص

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Tourist guide to saudi Arabia
Tourist Guide Saudi Arabia


There is the Kingdom of saudi arabia infrastructure is excellent, which offers all the services and modern facilities that may require the traveler in this era. As is well known, and before your visit to any country, you must - Dear traveler - to find out some basic information about your destination, so that your stay soft and happy. We are pleased to offer you here some important information about the Kingdom of saudi Arabia:

Visas
All visitors to saudi arabia to obtain a visa allowing them to enter the Kingdom which is either a visa or work Zaarhaoacama Aotashirh businessman. . You can get them from the visa section in the Kingdom Almentcherhvy Aouknsaliat embassies around the world.
For the united states of America, there are the saudi embassy in Washington, DC, and consulates are located in New York, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Business Visa

These visas can be issued to businessmen who have a commercial or industrial interests in the Kingdom. The procedures usually begin in the Kingdom where the company is representing businessman to apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to give him a visa, a businessman. When the issue of consent, you instruct the ministry to the embassy or Alguensalihalmnih issue the visa required for the businessman. This is the normal procedure.
But in some exceptional cases can visas consulate Safarhao a short visit without reference to the State Department if the applicant works in a large company has existed for a period in the kingdom.

Religious visas
These visas can be issued for Muslims from around the world to perform the Hajj and Umrah. And restricted movement within the Kingdom under this visa to Mecca and Medina and Jeddah.

Residence visas / work
Employer can (Saudi) that apply to government bodies responsible - Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs for the granting of work permits for foreign employees who work with him. And may submit a request to the Ministry of the Interior to grant employees who want to stay in the Kingdom for more than three months, a statement to stay in the Kingdom (no residence permit) valid for two years. and can be given a residence visa for dependents of foreign-affiliated legal resident but does not allow them to work in the kingdom. Maarad if the resident to leave the kingdom for him to get an exit visa.

Customs regulations
There are many substances prohibited from entering into the Kingdom for religious reasons or to local laws. Of these substances alcohol, pork products, prohibited drugs and narcotics, firearms, explosives, sharp weapons, or pornographic material.

Materials of religions other than Islam are also prohibited. Like the Bible, the Cross, statues, carved objects, things that the religious signs, such as the Star of David, and so on.

Residence
There are many hotels Atahalmmtazh five-star hotels in major cities in the Kingdom, such as Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. It also contains most of the Kingdom of the good hotels. In the seasons, especially summer season is preferred that the hotel early because of the pressure which is seen in the major cities in the Kingdom


And to travelers who can use the "Saudi Arabia" to take advantage of discounts offered by some international hotels and hotel reservations can be made through the book "Arabia."

The members are entitled to the riders can get additional discounts or free accommodation or a better room at no charge, and depending on the number of miles that they can collect.

Can the employee or the foreign worker that resides in the Kingdom in an apartment, or villa, or house of Uwe residential complex. Note that the foreign staff contracts usually provide for free accommodation with the possibility of providing telephone and mobile phone and pager.

Current electricity
Electricity in the Kingdom are usually hard 110-volt, 60 Hz, with that found in many homes energy sources, hard 220 volts also to appropriate some of the appliances. This and we recommend using the devices installed voltage electricity to protect machinery and computers of varying power.

Transportation
Eugdpalmofh arabia modern transportation network are covered. All over the Kingdom. And taxi (limousine) are found in abundance in the major cities, especially at airports and commercial markets. The payment is either counter or by agreement in advance.

There are many car rental companies, including international companies with offices in many airports and hotels. You can also check rental car from the outside. there are also public buses but is mainly used by the local population.

Visitor who holds a valid driver's license from certain countries or with international driving license can rent a car and driving in the Kingdom. The residents and foreign workers must obtain a saudi driving license renewed every five years.

Communication

That the network of saudi Telecom are very modern and covers most of the populated places in the kingdom. You can get the international call services, fax, phone, telex, telegraph and easily. And international key to the Kingdom is (966), and the keys to the main cities are:
Riyadh (01)
Jeddah, Mecca, Taif (02)
Abqaiq, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Dhahran, Hofuf, Jubail, Ras Tanura and (03)
Madina, Tabuk and Yanbu (04)
Hail (06)
Abha (07).
Can be sent to the e-mail boxes by Title. And be postmarked at the post office but it is also possible to use stamps.

There are many shipping companies are very much present in the kingdom there may be some customs duties on goods sent from abroad.

I have been recently introduced Internet service in the Kingdom and are now improvements in the communications network is expected to use his influence to the heavy Internet by citizens and residents.

Shopping

There are wide opportunities for shopping in the main cities in the Kingdom. Valmentojat the world-famous are frequently it is the appropriate price electronics from East Asia to the high-end fashion from Europe and locally-made gold jewelry with high quality and reasonable prices.

There is also a wide variety of food available in the market, saudi Arabia, which take into account the needs of foreign labor. Articles of food is abundant and the basics such as bread, sugar, simple costs.

Working hours
Open the doors of government offices work from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm, while the private sector, thereby acting from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The banking sector and operates from 8:30 am until 12:00 pm and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 Msaúaalma that shops remain open until 9:00 pm. While the closing of government offices and private sector institutions closed on Thursday and Friday, they were days holiday in the Kingdom.

Prayer Times
Prayer is obligatory for all Muslims understand the heading, the direction of Mecca for prayer five times a day: dawn, noon, age, Morocco, and dinner, the exact timing of these prayers daily published in saudi newspapers. Depends on these dates work in government institutions and private temporary where people gather in public places for Slahvy group.

Time difference
Kingdom of saudi arabia are all in the Nizqh one time, and is three hours after Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Currency / exchange rate
Saudi currency is the saudi Riyal (t. O), and its value is set at SAR 3.75 per U.S. $ 1 (US $) Approx. saudi riyal is equal to one hundred USA SR. And coins come the following values: 5.10, 25, 50, and 100 SR.
There are no restrictions on the saudi riyal.

Health care
Available in the Kingdom of the many public and private hospitals with the latest medical equipment and staffed by doctors and specialists with experience. As the common use of all medicines available.
Media
Available in the UK many local newspapers in Arabic such as: "Al-Riyadh" (Riyadh), "Al Jazeera" (Riyadh), the newspaper "Symposium" (Mecca), "Al-Almudbna" (grandmother), the newspaper "Okaz" (Jeddah ), the newspaper "the country" (Jeddah), the newspaper "Today" (Dammam). there are also other newspapers in English, such as: Arab News (Jeddah), Riyadh Daily (Riyadh), saudi Gazette (Jeddah).
There is also a number of programs in Arabic and English, which broadcast from TV stations and local radio, in addition to a large number of satellite networks and cable networks. Kthber of hotels provide the main satellite news stations around the clock.

Climate
Climatic conditions in the UK vary from one region and another. Vsahra the Empty Quarter, severe heat and drought, and the Asir mountains nearby Vmnachha is characterized by cold and relative humidity.
In some areas may vary the temperature between day and night a big difference up to 30 degrees Celsius in summer. In winter, the temperature reaches the minimum at night to freezing in the mountainous areas.

Terrain
Saudi arabia occupies 80% of the area of ​​the Arabian Peninsula and is estimated at 865.000 square miles. This area is equivalent to an area of ​​the united states east of the Mississippi. Kingdom of terrain ranging between rugged mountains and deserts of vast grassy plains, dense forest.

Population
Origins of most of the saudi citizens to Arabhalkadima tribes that have lived in the Arabian Peninsula in the past. It is estimated that the Kingdom's population is now estimated at 16.9 million.

Religion
Islam is the official state religion in saudi Arabia, and Hwasas Alnharia. And celebrating the kingdom away key throughout the year are the Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, which comes during the performance of Hajj rituals in addition to Friday which is a day of rest and worship weekly.

Tourist Guide to Saudi Arabia
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