Arrival in the country... First Years ................................. 7
The State Foundation Centenary ....................................... 26
Physical Characteristics .................................................................. 50
The Bedouins .................................................................................................. 65
Riyadh, the Capital of the Kingdom.............................. 77
The Fauna ............................................................................................................ 108
The Gold Market and a Tour in the Desert ........ 138
A Wedding Ceremony ....................................................................... 147
The First Saudi State ............................................................................. 160
Customs and Traditions .................................................................. 176
Hajj (Pilgrimage) ...................................................................................... 196
The Story of Two Families ...................................................... 206
The Governorate of Hijaz ............................................................ 221
The Eastern Province ......................................................................... 250
Diplomatic Life ........................................................................................... 261
Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 281

 The wife of the ambassador Elman Arasli says in the beginning of the book, In the Spring of 1994, we arrived in the Arabian Peninsula. My husband Elman Arasli was appointed extraordinary plenipotentiary ambassador representing the Azerbaijan Republic at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We had to establish the first embassy for our newly independent state in this country. To tell the truth, I was not at all willing to travel to any place, as this meant parting again with the children and leaving home …