Saudi Arabia
1983 - 1995


Masmak Fortress - Riyadh


 

The Masmak Fortress was built around 1865 under the reign of Muhammad bin ‘Abdullah bin Rashid, the ruler of Ha'il to the north, who had taken control of the city from the rival clan of Al Sa’ud. On January 14, 1902, ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Al Saud, who was at the time living in exile in Kuwait succeeded in capturing the Masmak fortress from its Rashid garrison.  ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Al Saud was the founder of the Kingdom that bears his family name.


Justice Square - also called "Chop Square"
scene of official beheadings


Riyadh water tower


Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources


Translation:
Al-Amra' tailor
Excellent men's necessities and fabrics


Riyadh new gold suq


Bedouin suq


Coffee pot suq


Manufacturing "antiques"


Evidently the camel in the photo to the right didn't get the memo...

Hitting a camel with a car is normally fatal


Minaret

 

 


Riyadh water tower - with restaurant on top

 


Ministry of the Interior - "The Spaceship"

 


Excellent hospital in Riyadh

 

 


Riyadh new gold suq

 


Rug merchants

 


Rug merchant

 


"Saudi gaudy"


Camel herd


Camel herd


Camel suq


"The Christian Bypass"


Closed for prayer


Signs of hospitality

 


Abandoned station of the Ottoman Hijaz railway

 


Diriyah ruins


Diriyah ruins


Camel in Riyadh

 


Camel suq


Saudi border marker

 


The road from Riyadh west


Signs of hospitality


Our allies the Saudis


Diriyah ruins


Diriyah ruins - restoration in progress


Dates near Diriyah


Desert west of Riyadh


Desert west of Riyadh


The escarpment west of Riyadh

 


The escarpment west of Riyadh


The escarpment west of Riyadh


Saudi riyal - about 26 cents


General Norman Schwarzkopf and me in Riyadh - 1990

 


US Army Patriot missile intercepts Iraqi
Scud missile over Riyadh in 1991
(taken from our Asasco housing complex)


The Liberation of Kuwait Medal
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia