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Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, 3rd most populous in the Middle East, and the 38th most populous in Asia. [9] The first mention of the city by the name Riyadh was in 1590, by an Arab chronicler. [10]
There is a sizable community of around 80,000 Americans living in Saudi Arabia, one of the largest populations of American nationals in the Arab world. [3] [4] Most work in the oil industry and in the construction and financial sectors.
Faisal bin Abdul Aziz bin Ayyaf (Arabic: فيصل بن عبد العزيز بن عياف) is a Saudi doctor currently serving as Mayor of the Riyadh Region. [specify] He is the chairman of the Board of directors of the Riyadh holding company and has a master's degree from Harvard University. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Dakhnah Gate, 1937. The walled town of Riyadh succeeded from the town of Migrin in the 1740s, when Dahham bin Dawwas, a tribal leader from Manfuhah, consolidated his rule by constructing an earth-structured fortified wall that encircled the town and building a palace for himself, which was later known as the al-Hukm Palace.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin or Al-Migrin [1] (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن محمد بن عياف آل مقرن; born 1958) is a Saudi Arabian architect, philanthropist, politician and a member of the Muqrin clan, from which the ruling family is branched who was the fifth mayor of Riyadh from 1997 till 24 June 2012.
RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian authorities have detained five relatives of a U.S. citizen, rights groups said on Wednesday, arguing that the detentions were retaliation for his family's failed ...
Businesspeople from Riyadh (10 P) H. House of Saud (8 C, 34 P) S. Sportspeople from Riyadh (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "People from Riyadh"
Riyadh Municipality (RM) (Arabic: أمانة الرياض, romanized: Amānat ar-Riyāḍ, lit. 'Protectorate of Riyadh'), officially the Riyadh Region Municipality [ 1 ] or the Municipality of Riyadh , is a municipal body which has jurisdiction upon overall city services and the upkeep of facilities in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh ...