
Saudi Arabia
Founded 1727 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Country in West Asia
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Saudi Arabia on Wikipedia.
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How these dates were made
Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.
These are real dates: Saudi Arabia's founding is recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. No dissolution is recorded, so the closing year below is still the last century the atlas drew — not when it ended. The atlas itself draws the world at 7 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1938 CE to 2026 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.
Elsewhere in Middle East at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Middle East
Darvaza Gas Crater
1971 CE – still standingPolity · Middle East
Iran
Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CEConflict · Middle East
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
1998 CE – 2000 CETrade route · Middle East
Suez–East Asia Shipping Lane
1869 CELandmark · Middle East
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
1888 CE – still standingPolity · Middle East
Persia
Attested 400 CE – 1914 CEConflict · Middle East
2026 Iran War
2026 CELandmark · Middle East
Our Lady of Lebanon
1908 CE – still standingDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1727 CE and 2026 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Flag of Saudi ArabiaThe Shura Council · Public domain
- Darvaza gas craterTormod Sandtorv · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
- Eritrean–Ethiopian WarSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nasir-ol-Molk MosqueMatt Biddulph from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Our Lady of LebanonFunkMonk · CC BY 3.0