Saudi Post ( ar, البريد السعودي "سُبل") is a government operated
postal system
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal syst ...
in Saudi Arabia; it is generally referred to within the kingdom as "al-Bareed". It was previously part of the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone.
An efficient postal network now covers all the cities and villages of the Kingdom, with 478 main and 180 branch post offices.
In 2006, 858.1 million pieces of post were handled by a network of governmental and private post offices.
Saudi Post has evolved through two main phases. The first phase being the establishment of Saudi Arabia and the second the establishment of post by the late
King Abdul Aziz
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...
bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud.
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Services
* Wasel (Arabic: خدمة واصل): a service to deliver all postal services to homes of citizens and residents by providing a unique postal address through geographic information systems (GIS).
* Jamaee (Arabic: خدمة جامعي): designed specifically for sending the student admission documents to all public universities for free.
* Mureeh (Arabic: خدمة مريح): service is dedicated for serving the reviewers of ministries and government agencies, to allow citizens to follow all governmental transactions through the offices of Saudi Postal Corporation deployed in all cities and provinces of the kingdom, and sending it to the concerned destination.
* Par Ex (Arabic: خدمة التوصيل للمملكة المتحدة): a specialized service from EMS for shipments going to Britain
* Gulf Ex (Arabic: خدمة الخليج اكسبريس): a low price service for parcels and presents to other
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...
. Next morning delivery is available to all the capitals of the
Gulf countries
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...
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* Indian Par Ex (Arabic: خدمة التوصيل للهند): service for sending parcels and presents, up to 30 kg, to India.
* Nile Ex (Arabic: خدمة التوصيل لمصر والسودان)
* Same Day
See also
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Postage stamps and postal history of Saudi Arabia
References
External links
Official Saudi Post website
{{Portal, Saudi Arabia
Postal organizations
Philately of Saudi Arabia