THE FIRST ATLAS FOR SAUDI CITIES AND REGIONS, WHICH WILL BE AN IMPORTANT REFERENCE FOR RESEARCHERS, GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS, INDIVIDUALS AND LIBRARIES, HAS BEEN ISSUED. ENG ZAKI FAERSI, THE SUPERVISOR OF THE ATLAS PROJECT, SAID THE ATLAS CONTAINS DIRECTORY MAPS FOR 35 MAJOR CITIES IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA INCLUDING THE IMPORTANT UTILITIES IN THESE CITIES. THE ATLAS ALSO CONTAINS THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT WITNESSED BY THE KINGDOM IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. IT CONTAINS AN INDEX FOR THE CITIES AND VILLAGES IN AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. THESE ARE CLASSIFIED IN LINE WITH THE POPULATION CENSUS AND THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR AND MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM AND ITS ROLE IN THE SERVICE OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE HOLY PLACES. THE ATLAS, ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE KINGDOM'S GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, GEOLOGY, CLIMATE, WILDLIFE IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES AND TOURISM RESORTS.