World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Jiddah

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Every Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca during his or herlifetime. Muslims regard the small shrine called the Ka’bah, located nearthe center of the Great Mosque in Mecca, as the most sacred place on Earth.

Saudi Arabia contains the world’slargest oil reserves. The regioncan produce around 11 millionbarrels of oil every day.

The name “Red Sea” is probablyderived from the extensive bloomsof algae that occasionally occur.These change pigment when they die,turning the sea’s normally intenseblue-green waters a deep red.