The Ali Baba Caves of Hofuf

 

Al-Qarah mountain "Jabal Al-Qarah" also known as "Al-shaba'an mountain" (the Ali Baba Caves) located between At-Tuwaitheer village and Al-Qarah village in Al-ahsa at the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.^[1] This mountain count as one of the most important natural sights in Al-Ahsa and registered in the UNESCO world heritage centre's list at 2018, after the inclusion of Al-Ahsa oasis, it's 15 km away of Al-hofuf east. The mountain has caves , and some of them , such as " Al-Nashab cave " has moderate steady temperature throughout the year.

Timeline

 

Events:

Abdullah Graduation - BSc Physics/Math (2021 Canada) 😀

Maria MEd - Education (2020, CAN ) 😀

Maria Graduation - BSc Neuroscience (Jun 2016, CAN ) 😀

Nadia & Jonas Wedding (Sep 2016, SWE)  ❤

Abdullah High School Graduation (Jun 2015, RUH) 😀

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Jun 1, 2016) 👍

Nadia Graduation - English (2010, LON) 👍

Melina Graduation - Sociology (2009, LON) 👍

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Jan 1, 1992-Jun 1, 2016) 👍

Sultanate of Oman (1991) 👍

Colombo, Sri Lanka (Jul 1, 1988-Dec 31, 1991) 👍

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Jul 1, 1985-June30, 1988) 👍

Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia (Nov 13, 1979-June30, 1985) 👍

Colombo to KSA (Nov 13, 1979) 

Faz & Shir Wedding (31 Mar 1974, CMB) ❤

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (1967-69) 👍

Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka (1959-66) 👍

Royal Primary School, Colombo, Sri Lanka (1953-58) 👍

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Birth Dates:

Abdullah (25 Mar) 😀

Maria (22 Sep) 😀

Nadia (6 Sep) 😎

Melina (4 Feb) 👍

Shirani (13 May) ❤

Fazli (16 Feb) ❤

Career

 

Work Places

 

Brown & Company - Agri Division, CMB - 1966

Chartered Bank, CMB - 1969 to 1979

Metropolitan Agencies Ltd., CMB - 1979 to 1979

GAC - AlKhobar - 1979 to 81

SAMBA - AlKhobar - 1981 to 1985

SAMBA - Riyadh - 1985 to 1988

Al Mutabaghani - Jed/Madinah - 1988

Bits n Bytes  CMB - 1989

Citibank, CMB - 1990 to 1991

MOD - Oman - 1991 to 1992

SAMBA - Riyadh - 1992 to 1999

ACS - Riyadh - 1999

AFG - Riyadh - 1999 to 2008

Consulting:

Watan Investments Ltd - Riyadh - 2008

ANN - Riyadh - 2008 to 2011 

Abdulaziz Al Rajhi & Sons - Riyadh 2011 to 2014

Saadeddins - Riyadh - 2014 to 2014

AlMalath Al Arabia - Riyadh - 2014 to 2015

Al Warood Medical Center - Riyadh - 2015 to 2015

BSW - Jeddah - 2015 to 2018

Appstech LLC - India - 2015 to date

O Canada!

Toronto Timeline

Day #1: Tue, May 15, 2018
Arrived at Pearsons International Airport in Toronto, Canada, at 9 am. Met by Melina, Abdullah and Glen Ragell. Immigration and Customs was a breeze. Excellent service. Warm smiles and a lovely welcome. Home to Scarborough on the 401. Breakfast, Lunch, and a snooze. Jetlag can be daunting after a 14 hour non stop flight from AbuDhabi.

Day #2: Wed, May 16, 2018
Morning walk. There's a nip in the air. More like Nuwara Eliya weather. Quiet environment. Beautiful views.

Day #3: Thu, May 17, 2018
Awesome cold morning. Walk in the park with Mel & Abdu. Library with Marie.


Day #4: Fri, May 18, 2018
Quiet day.
Day #5: Sat, May 19, 2018
Wet day. Freezing cold at 10C.
Day #6: Sun, May 20, 2018
Mum leaves Colombo for AbduDhabi, Amsterdam & Stockholm.

Day #5: Sat May 19, 2018
Walmart
Library

Day #6: Sun May 20, 2018
Relaxed weekend. Wet, Cold & Rainy.

Day #7: Mon May 21, 2018
Visit to Lake Ontarion. Awesome place, indeed.
Babu's food is awesome
Visit to Azmi & Amira in North York. Met Hussain, Ayesha, Gibreel, Ajmal & FK Aunty.

Day #8: Tue May 22, 2018
Home
Wet Day

Day #9: Wed May 23, 2018
Bright morning.