Riyadh
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| Riyadh الرياض Ar Riyāḍ |
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| Coordinates: 24°38′N 46°43′E / 24.633°N 46.717°ECoordinates: 24°38′N 46°43′E / 24.633°N 46.717°E | |||
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
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| Province | Riyadh Province | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Abdul Aziz ibn 'Ayyaf Al Migrin | ||
| • Provincial Emir | Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Urban | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 1,815 km2 (701 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 5,254,560 | ||
| • Density | 3,024/km2 (7,833/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 6,800,000 | ||
| Riyadh Development Authority estimate | |||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EAT (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | (5 digits) | ||
| Area code(s) | +966-1 | ||
| Website | www.arriyadh.com | ||
Riyadh (Arabic: الرياض ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. It is in the center of the Arabian peninsula on a large plateau and it has 4,260,000 people (about 20% of all the nation's people). Riyadh is also a very modern city with tall skyscrapers.
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