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The capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, was initially known for its availability of water and fertile land which made it ideal for farming dates and other crops. Wheat was also widely grown until the crops were infested with insects and mites. After Riyadh was designated as the capital in the mid-1900s, Riyadh became a manufacturing hub.
Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia. City Population [1] Comments Abha: 334,290 (2022) ... Riyadh: 7,000,100 (2022) Capital and largest city Riyadh Al-Khabra:
The governorates of Riyadh Region. The Riyadh Province (Arabic: منطقة الرياض Manṭiqat ar-Riyāḍ), also known as the Riyadh Region, is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the geographic center of the country and the center of the Arabian Peninsula.
Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz (also known as Ibn Saud), who united the regions of Hejaz, Najd, parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and South Arabia into a single state through a series of conquests, beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has since been an absolute monarchy governed by an authoritarian ...
The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consist of 13 provinces which are further divided into 118 governorates. The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments in the early 1990s.
Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Index Governorate Region Population 2010 Census Remarks 1 Riyadh: Riyadh Region: 5,254,560 2 Diriyah: Riyadh Region: 73,668 3 Al-Kharj: Riyadh Region: 376,325 4 Dawadmi: Riyadh Region: 217,305 5 Al Majma'ah: Riyadh Region: 133,285 6 Al-Quway'iyah: Riyadh Region: 126,161 7 Wadi ad-Dawasir: Riyadh ...
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The Riyadh Metro (Arabic: قطار الرياض, romanized: Qiṭār Ar-riyāḍ, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [gɪ.ˈtˤaːr ər.rɪ.ˈjaːðˤ]) is a rapid transit system serving Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Part of the King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport, it is the longest driverless metro in the world and was opened in ...