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Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

- A certificate of vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis, for people travelling for HAJJ.

- Children between 3 months and 2 years of age must be given two doses of the Hepatitis A vaccine.

- Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travelers arriving from an infected area.

- Tetanus vaccine is required

Inoculation regulations can change at short notice. So it is advised to take necessary measures.

International hospitals

Some world famous hospitals in Saudi Arabia are King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, etc.
For more on list of hospitals in the country, visit the website Hospital worldwide.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Saudi Customs

For further information on safety conditions

US Department of State

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Saudi Arabia
Quartier diplomatique, PO Box 94-368
11693 K.S.A Riyadh
Phone: +966 14 88 79 00
Fax: +966 14 88 76 41

Emergency numbers

Police	999
Fire and Ambulance	997
Fire	998
Road Accidents	993

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Riyadh (GMT+3)

Summer time period

None

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

Saudi Arabia has a desert climate. Topography plays an important role in making the climate of Saudi Arabia so varied. In Jeddah it is warm for most of the year. Riyadh, which is inland, is hotter in summer and colder in winter, when occasional heavy rainstorms occur.

Though average rainfall is less than 5 inches, in the Asir highlands it may exceed 10 inches. Great temperature extremes ranging from as low as freezing point in winters to 50 degrees Celsius in summers.

Frequent sand-laden winds blow from the northern deserts, for days at 25-30 miles an hour.

For further information

Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA)

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

All hotels

Agoda

The Saudi Network

Saudi Arabian Youth Hostels Association

Hostels.com

Hostelling International

SAMARID

Hajj Accommodation

The Saudi Network

All hotels

To find an apartment

Real Estate Kingdom
Al-ouda Real Estate

Property World
Expatriates.com

To find a job

SaudiSearch.com
4International Careers and Jobs

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Saudi Arabia from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +966.
To call Tunisia from Saudi Arabia, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

GSM

Internet suffix

.sa

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Last updates: May 2012