How Has Saudi Arabia Changed In The Past 100 Years?

The National Geographic site recently published photos of famous photographers capturing the daily life of Saudi Arabia over the past century or so.
How has Saudi Arabia changed in the past 100 years?
1909: The first picture shows a ceremony that took place at a stop at the Medina city train station in 1909. Next to that is the usual image of Middle Eastern women in rather old clothes. and cumbersome. Photo: Col

. F. R. Maunsell, Archibald Forder
1917: A 1917 photo shows thousands of Muslims on a pilgrimage.



Their tents stretch out over the valley of Mina, near the shrine of Mecca. Today, the pilgrims' huts are very comfortable, including air conditioning. Photo: Samuel M. Zwemer.
In the photo is the panorama of Mecca mosque taken from above in 1917. At this time, Saudi Arabia has no tall buildings, surrounded mainly by deserts, hills and brick houses. Photo: Samuel M Zwemer.




1919: The author of this photo captured the moment locals lived in an oasis in Hejaz resting by camels. Their life at that time was simple and lacking. Photo: E. Ratisbonne.
1966: At this time, the people of Arabia mainly lived in canopy houses, their means of transport were donkeys, camels. In the picture are women in Ad Darb riding donkeys to get water. Photo: Thomas J. Abercrombie.




A woman was shepherd in a peaceful setting, in the distance are fortresses built from mud brick. This photo was taken in Khamis Mushayt, a city in southwestern Arabia. Photo: Thomas J. Abercrombie.
1987: The picture shows a marked change in national society in the Middle East in 1987. In the late 20th century, the role of Arab women was confirmed. Pictured is the female architect directing a man to repaint the room according to his instructions. Photo: Jodi Cobb.




2013: In the modern society of the 21st century, the Arabs still use the animals living in the desert as a means of transportation, transporting goods ... Farm owners often hire teenage boys. look after and take care of camels. Abdulla, 12, is tending to camels that have just returned from the Yanbu Desert. Photo: John Stanmayer.
2014: Halal Alhmrani (38 years old), a sports coach from Jeddah, is practicing boxing in her home gym.



Modern Arab women have an independent, autonomous life and are no longer bound by rituals and formalities like in the old society. Photo: Lynsey Addario.
2016: Currently, Saudi Arabia is a rich country, developed thanks to its rich oil resources. The photo, taken in 2016, shows a group of girls having breakfast on the rooftop of a building. The picture shows the dizzying transformation of national social life in the Middle East compared to the late 20th century. Photo: Lynsey Addario.
2017: The men in the photo have just finished their prayer session and are shopping at a local market near a mosque in Riyadh. Islam has been associated with the daily life of the Saudi people for hundreds of years.



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