Car Companies
This legendary Japanese off-roader is so culturally embedded in Saudi Arabia for desert dune bashing (Ta'taees) that it’s affectionately viewed almost as a national symbol.
Toyota Land Cruiser?
This undisputed national dish of Saudi Arabia features long-grain basmati rice cooked in a heavily spiced meat broth, topped with roasted lamb or chicken.
Kabsa?
Known colloquially as the "Ship of the Desert," this animal has been a source of milk, transport, and immense pride for Saudi tribes for millennia.
Camel?
Sharing a long northern border with Saudi Arabia, this country is home to the ancient rock-cut city of Petra, which mirrors Saudi's Hegra (Madain Salih).
Jordan?
When traditional Saudi coffee (Gahwa) is served at a gathering, it must always be accompanied by this sweet fruit as a counter-balance to the bitter spices.
Dates (Tamer)?
This classic American sedan, though discontinued globally, remains legendary among older generations of Saudi drivers who praise its unmatched, sofa-like highway comfort.
Ford Crown Victoria (or Caprice)
This comforting dish, made from crushed wheat cooked with meat and yogurt, is recognized by the Saudi Culinary Arts Commission as the official national dish for traditional porridge/grain meals.
Jareesh (or Groats)?
This striking white antelope with long, straight horns was once extinct in the wild but successfully reintroduced in Saudi protected areas like Uruq Bani Ma’arid.
Arabian Oryx
Saudi Arabia is connected to this tiny island kingdom via the 25-kilometer-long King Fahd Causeway, a popular weekend road-trip destination for Eastern Province locals.
Bahrain?
This is the specific name of the traditional, distinctively shaped Arabic coffee pot—usually made of brass or silver with a long, curved spout—used to brew and serve Gahwa.
Dallah?
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the majority owner of this luxury American electric vehicle company, which opened its first international manufacturing plant in Jeddah.
Lucid Motors?
Hailing from the Hejaz region (western coast), this unique, comforting white rice dish is slowly simmered in milk and chicken broth until it reaches a creamy, risotto-like consistency.
Saleeg?
Highly revered in Saudi heritage and reaching prices of hundreds of thousands of Riyals at auctions, this bird is trained for traditional hunting in the desert.
Falcon?
Across the Red Sea to the west, this African nation shares deep historical trade and migration ties with the Saudi port city of Jeddah.
Egypt?
According to strict Saudi etiquette, when a guest has had enough coffee, they do not say "no"—instead, they perform this specific physical gesture with their miniature cup (Finjan).
shaking the cup side-to-side?
Named after the Arabic word for "gazelle," this was the name of the very first domestic prototype car designed by engineers at King Saud University in 2010.
Ghazal-1?
This hard, dark-brown cookie stuffed with date molasses, cardamom, and black lime is the culinary pride of the Al-Qassim region.
Kleeja?
This critically endangered apex predator still roams the remote, rugged peaks of the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Arabian Leopard?
Historically, the unique architecture of Saudi Arabia's southern Asir region (like the village of Rijal Almaa) shares deep cultural and stylistic roots with this mountainous neighbor to the south.
Yemen?
Unlike the dark coffee common in the Levant, authentic Saudi Gahwa from the Najd region has a golden, yellowish-green hue because the beans are lightly roasted and heavily infused with cardamom and this incredibly expensive spice.
Saffron?
This is the name of Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown electric vehicle brand, launched in partnership with Foxconn and BMW technology.
Ceer?
Essential to major Eid feasts and weddings, this high-status luxury dish features a whole roasted lamb served over a bed of rice, specifically distinguished by a thin sheet of flatbread covering the meat.
Mufattah?
Known in Arabic as the Dhab, this heavily armored, spiny-tailed desert reptile is famous in local lore for its ability to survive without drinking standing water.
Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx)?
This GCC neighbor shares the historic Al-Adaid "Inland Sea" region with Saudi Arabia, where massive sand dunes dramatically meet the ocean water.
Qatar?
In traditional Saudi hospitality hospitality (Karam), the host must fill the guest's small cup only one-third of the way full. Filling the cup completely to the brim is actually considered a major insult meaning this.
Please drink up and leave quickly