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Riyadh

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Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1746 by Dahham ibn Dawwas and became the country's capital in 1824. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
7,009,100 1
Area (sq km)
1973 1
Founding Year
1746 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
612 1
Latitude
24.6333 degrees north 1
Longitude
46.7167 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Riyadh Province, States or Territories

riyadh is associated with riyadh-province.

Source Riyadh Province (Wikipedia)
Saudi Arabia, Countries

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital.

Source Riyadh (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Riyadh Province, States or Territories

riyadh is the capital of riyadh-province.

Source Riyadh Province (Wikipedia)
Saudi Arabia, Countries

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital.

Source Riyadh (Wikipedia)
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Alfanar Projects

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SABIC

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Source Wikipedia: SABICtier 2
Saudi Press Agency

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Saudi Telecom Company

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Digital Cooperation Organization

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GCC Standardization Organization

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Source Wikipedia: GCC Standardization OrganizationLead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
It is headquartered in Riyadh and has a branch office in Jeddah.
Gulf Cooperation Council

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Sharia Courts of Saudi Arabia

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Sources
1. Riyadh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia.
  • Infobox: population_total
    7,009,100
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2022
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1973
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    612
  • Infobox coordinates
    46.7167
  • Infobox: established_date
    Established 1746 by Dahham ibn Dawwas; became Saudi Arabia's capital in 1824.
  • Associated With: Saudi Arabia, Lead section
  • Capital Of: Saudi Arabia, Lead section, capital fact
    Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia.
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2. GeoNames: Riyadh - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 108410
    24.68773 46.72185 P PPLC SA 10 4205961 612 Asia/Riyadh
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 612 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.75, 46.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.75, 46.75
24.75 46.75 BWh
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Riyadh Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Its administrative seat is Riyadh, the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia.
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Wikidata: Riyadh
  • Wikidata Q3692, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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