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The Arabian Peninsula, much of which now comprises the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has always held a mysterious attraction for European explorers. Until modern times it was uncharted, inaccessible, dangerous and forbidden. Some areas remain dangerous and forbidden to the present day.
British Explorers
- William Gifford Palgrave
- Charles Montagu Doughty
- Lady Anne Blunt
- Captain William Shakespear
- Gertrude Bell
- T. E. Lawrence
- Gerard Leachman
- Major R. E. Cheesman
- Major A. L. Holt
- Harry St. John Philby
- Bertram Thomas
- Gerald de Gaury
- Sir George Rendel
- Sir Wilfred Thesiger
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