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Saudi Arabian Travel Terminologies

Below are some of the commonly used words that a traveler come across in Saudi Arabia mostly with respect to place names. These terminologies will be useful for a better understanding of the situation.

Tihamah

Refers to the coastal plains along the Red Sea, which extend from Yanbu in the north to Najran in the south. It is so called because of its severe heat and lack of wind, from the word At-Taham which refers to extreme heat and lack of wind