Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Refine Your Search
+"Saudi Arabia" +1936 stock footage and images
- Showing 1 to 4 of 4 results
A caravan faces a fierce sand and wind storm in Saudi Arabia.
A documentary 'The Moslem World Out of the Desert' on Islam and Arab desert life in Saudi Arabia. A camel caravan in a desert. Shadows of the caravan on the sand. A man on a camel. Ripples on the sand. Desert vegetation. A sand storm. The caravan battles the fierce sand and wind storm. Men lie down close to their camels to protect themselves from the blowing sand. Eventually the entire caravan becomes almost completely covered by the sand.
People on camels during the Holy Wars which help in the spread of Islam from Asia to Europe and Africa.
A documentary on the Holy Wars and the spread of Islam. A rough animated sketch traces Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in Saudi Arabia. Text indicates that the Holy Wars spread Islam across two continents. Footage of sword-armed men on camels riding toward camera position. A map shows the spread of Islam from Asia to Europe and Africa in 732 AD.
Montage of scenes in Arabia
Opening scene shows Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud) founder of Saudi Arabia, with members of his retinue, stepping from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Fokker VIII airplane at an airport. The words: "Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Aviation Company) and a crest appear on the side of the aircraft. The King and party are met by a diplomat in a top hat. People in Western European clothing stand near a long trailer that looks like a private rail car. It is hooked to a truck tractor and would seem to be for transporting the King and his party further in their travels. In complete change of scene, armed Arab cavalry parade and then demonstrate prowess riding and shooting from horseback. Western Europeans mingle with Arab sheiks and a French officer. A young Emir (Arabic Prince) entertains friends. The young emir and his friends wear western clothes. Members of a tribe of desert nomads.
Moslem pilgrims climb the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwa and pray in a mosque in Mecca; view of old Jerusalem.
Muslim pilgrims in Mecca. Moslem pilgrims climb the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwa. Hajj pilgrims pray at a mosque. African Moslems cross a canal in Nigeria. Houses and mosques in the holy city of Mecca. View of old city of Jerusalem in Palestine and ancient wall around it, and an encampment of non Muslims outside the city wall. A dramatization shows men fighting during a Christian versus Muslim crusade campaign. Ruins of a crusader castle.