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The mahmal arriving at Mecca, photograph by Halldjian (Royal Geographical Society, London), 1908
After he left Riyadh in AH thirst and a life without any sort King Abdulaziz in Riyadh
returning
1309/1891, King Abdulaziz lived of convenience. The lessons he from Friday prayer,
in the desert for seven months, learned served him well when photograph by De
during which time he learned the he sought to capture the town Gaury in 1939, Royal
Geographical Society,
prized skills of the Arabian tribes of Riyadh. On the morning of London
and became acquainted with their Thursday 5 Shawwal AH 1319,
way of life. He grew accustomed (14 January1902), King Abdulaziz
to bearing the hardship of life in and his companions attacked and
the desert with its unceasing travel captured the Masmak fortress in
on camelback. King Abdulaziz Riyadh. This was the first step in
developed his ability to bear the recapture of Riyadh, the return
hardship and learned patience of the rule of the Al Saud, and the
when confronted with hunger and beginning of the process of the
unification of the Kingdom of Saudi The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was
Arabia. established by King Abdulaziz Bin
Abd al-Rahman Al Saud in AH
1351/1932 after he had completed
the unification of the Arabian
Peninsula from north to south and
east to west, with its capital in
Riyadh.
Al-Masmak Fort
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