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Triplandio Saudi Arabia guide covers 6 travel guides with 1 city across 23 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 24 self-guided walking tours in Saudi Arabia with 99 POI, spanning 356.9 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Saudi Arabia
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Saudi Arabia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
48
Health
55
Lifestyle
37
Infra
63
Rank
#61
Score
38
Tourists
20.3M/y
GDP/cap
$34.5k
Life Exp
79.0 yrs
Population
37.0M
Currency
SAR ر.س
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
Traditional Local Food Saudi Arabia
Local Flavours of Saudi Arabia — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Main course
Meat
Margoog AlUla
مرقوق العلا
mahr-goog ah-loo-la
· Lamb stew with fatir bread
A lamb stew served with traditional bread.
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Main course
Meat
Kabsa AlUla
كبسة العلا
kab-sa ah-loo-la
· Spiced rice with lamb
A regional spiced rice dish with lamb.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Maqshoush
المقشوش
mak-shoosh
· Honey and bread pudding
A sweet bread pudding with honey.
Main course
Meat
Saleeg AlUla
سليق العلا
sa-leeg ah-loo-la
· Creamy rice with chicken
A creamy rice and chicken dish from AlUla.
Main course
Vegetarian
Jareesh
الجريش
jah-rees
· Cracked wheat porridge
A traditional cracked wheat porridge dish.