Saudi Arabia, once an inhospitable desert crossed only by Bedouin caravans, has become one of the wealthiest and most influential nations on earth. The city of Mecca, already a center on the Incense Route, rose to global importance in the 7th century with the birth of Islam. In the 18th century, the
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