Viral video of Saudi Arabia’s usually barren green mountains

MEKKA, KOMPAS.com – Mountains Saudi Arabian green after weeks of heavy rain.

Accident green Arabian mountains This was uploaded in a video on the state media Twitter account Saudi news agency (SPA) on January 5, 2023.

In this video you can see the mountains surrounding the holy city of Mecca covered with greenery and plants, far from the usual impression of dry and barren.

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The official Mecca region account also captured this moment in a video, which was later uploaded to Twitter and received 674,000. views until Monday (9/1/2023) WIB afternoon.

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Saudi Arabian citizens then responded to the post by sharing their own videos showing vegetation like those in Laith, Taif and Jeddah.

One of the two netizens Saudi quote New Arabic(8/1/2023) wrote on Twitter, “Alhamdulillah and thanks be to God, we ask the Almighty to perpetuate (the green plant) as a blessing for us and to protect it from loss.”

Another netizen named Ahmad Al-Assaf commented, “This valley is without cultivation, and thank God, the mountains around are green and pleasant.”

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Local residents and their families are reportedly enjoying this natural beauty in parks and wild fields in the area, such as Al-Maghmas Park, Ain Shams, Al-Barza, Al-Bayda, Tafil and Hoda Al-Sham.

They engaged in various activities, including organizing barbecues and outdoor activities until the early hours of the morning, according to the SPA report.

Saudi Arabia has been hit by heavy rains in the western and central parts of Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.

As a result, several cities were flooded due to the phenomenon green mountains of Saudi Arabia.

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