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Riyadh ( / riːˈjɑːd / ree-YAHD; [5] Arabic: الرياض, romanized : ar-Riyāḍ, standard pronunciation: [ar.riˈjaːdˤ], Najdi pronunciation: [er.rɪˈjɑːðˤ]; lit. 'the Meadows') is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. [6] It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. The current ...
Diriyah. / 24.73333°N 46.57556°E / 24.73333; 46.57556. Diriyah [1] ( Arabic: الدِرْعِيّة, ad-Dir‘īyah, approximate meaning ‘place of armor’ [2] ), formerly romanized as Dereyeh [3] and Dariyya, [4] is a town and governorate in Saudi Arabia located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
King Fahd Sports City. King Fahd Sports City ( Arabic: مدينة الملك فهد الرياضية ), also nicknamed "The Tent" ( ملعب الخيمة Mala'ab al-Khaymah) or "Pearl of Stadiums" ( درة الملاعب Durrat al-Mala'eb ), is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The stadium, which seated 58,398 spectators, [1] is ...
Dhruma or Darma ( Arabic: ضرما) is a small town located 73.4 kilometres (45.6 mi) by road northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] It is the center of the small Dhurma Governorate of Riyadh Province, and had a population of 10,267 people according to the 2004 census. [2] It lies in the wide Al-Batin valley, which it shares with its larger ...
Deera Square ( Arabic: ساحة الديرة ), [a] also known as Justice Square ( Arabic: ميدان العدل) or Safa Square ( Arabic: ساحة الصفاة) [2] is a public space in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to the al-Hukm Palace compound and Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in the Qasr al-Hukm ...
Wadi Hanifa ( Arabic: وَادِي حَنِيْفَة, romanized : Wādī Ḥanīfah ), historically known as Wadi al-Arad, [1] is a wadi (seasonal river) in the Najd region, Riyadh Province, in central Saudi Arabia. The valley runs for a length of 120 km (75 mi) from northwest to southeast, cutting through the city of Riyadh, the capital of ...
King Salman Park ( KSP; Arabic: حديقة الملك سلمان) is an under construction large-scale public park and urban district in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was unveiled in 2019 as one of the public initiatives to increase the green space of Riyadh. Being built on the grounds of former Riyadh Air Base and covering most of King Abdulaziz ...
The Riyadh Metro (Arabic: قطار الرياض Giṭār Ar-riyāḍ, pronounced [gɪˈtˤaːr ərːɪˈjaːðˤ]) is a rapid transit system under construction in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is part of the King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport and will consist of six metro lines spanning a total length of 176 ...