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Answer: Max Steineke
💡 Steineke insisted on continuing to drill in Dammam despite the disappointments of the earlier wells, until the discovery was made in 1938 CE.
Answer: Standard Oil of California (SOCAL)
💡 SOCAL established a subsidiary to work in the Kingdom, which later became "Aramco."
Answer: Aboard a ship in the Bitter Lakes on the Suez Canal
💡 The historic meeting took place aboard the American cruiser USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake in Egypt, and it was the first meeting between a Saudi king and an American president.
Answer: Prince Faisal ibn Abdulaziz
💡 Prince Faisal, who later became king, represented the Kingdom at the San Francisco Conference, where the UN Charter was signed.
Answer: Imam Abdullah ibn Saud
💡 Imam Abdullah ibn Saud held out during the siege of Diriyah until he was forced to surrender in 1818 CE, and the First State came to an end.
Answer: Ibrahim Pasha
💡 Ibrahim Pasha led the campaign that came from Egypt and besieged Diriyah for months until it fell and many of its buildings were destroyed.
Answer: Wadi Hanifah
💡 Wadi Hanifah runs through Diriyah and Riyadh, and it provided the water and farms on which the city was built since ancient times.
Answer: Al-Balad
💡 Al-Balad is the heart of old Jeddah, surrounded by the remains of its wall and gates, and it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.
Answer: 1938
💡 Oil flowed from Dammam Well 7 in March 1938 CE, about six years after the Kingdom was unified.
Answer: Dammam Well No. 7
💡 Many wells were drilled before it without commercial results, until oil flowed from Well No. 7 in Dammam and changed the country's future.
Answer: King Fahd
💡 King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz took this title in 1986 CE to express the honor of serving Al-Masjid Al-Haram and the Prophet's Mosque.
Answer: September 23
💡 National Day commemorates the announcement of unification on September 23, 1932 CE, and it is different from Founding Day, which falls on February 22.
Answer: 1932
💡 The decree unifying the country and naming it the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was issued in 1932 CE, and it was announced on September 23.
Answer: Kuwait
💡 The family of Imam Abdulrahman Al-Faisal was living in Kuwait, and from there the young Abdulaziz set out with a small number of his men.
Answer: Masmak Fort
💡 Masmak Fort was the garrison's headquarters in Riyadh, and by taking control of it, the city came under King Abdulaziz's rule.
Answer: 1902
💡 King Abdulaziz regained Riyadh in January 1902 CE, and that was the start of a unification journey that lasted thirty years.
Answer: Imam Turki ibn Abdullah
💡 Imam Turki ibn Abdullah regained Riyadh in 1824 CE, six years after the fall of Diriyah, and the Second Saudi State was established.
Answer: 1727
💡 1727 CE marks the beginning of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud's rule, which is why February 22 of that year was chosen to commemorate Founding Day.
Answer: Diriyah
💡 Diriyah was the seat of government of the First State's imams, and it remained the capital until the state fell in 1818 CE.
Answer: Imam Muhammad ibn Saud
💡 Imam Muhammad ibn Saud took power in Diriyah in 1727 CE, laying the foundation of a state that later united most of the Arabian Peninsula.
