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Description: Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, as well as its most populous city. Riyadh (Arabic: ... more

Riyadh ... الرياض‎ ar-Riyāḍ) is also the capital of Ar Riyad Province and belongs to the historical region of Nejd. It is situated in the centre of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau and is home to over 4,260,000[1] people (around 20% of the nation's population). An infusion of wealth from petroleum sales beginning in the 1940s helped transform Riyadh into a major metropolitan center, with a modern infrastructure and transportation system.

Newest Review: ... store, as do countless other internationally known shops. But you can’t visit Riyadh without seeing the souks where you can pick up cheap jewellery! Cheap doesn’t mean low quality though. My mum brought a £1000 diamond ring in Saudi, which was valued at £15000 back in the UK, enough said really! Rates of crime are low, as you’d expect in a country with capitol punishment. ... more

... If you so wish, every Friday at the homely-named ‘chop chop square,’ (no, really) you can watch public executions. Don’t ask me what it’s like, I never went… Females can’t drive, alcohol is illegal everywhere except i...more

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Wonderful Riyadh, maybe!? (431 words)
by - written on 29/01/01 (Very useful, 156 readings)
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I lived in Riyadh for 9 years, as the son of a member of the RAF. So I have quite a developed opinion of the place! The first thing that hits you if you visit anytime other than winter, is the temperature. 50+ degrees Celsius in the shade. Luckily every house and shop has air conditioning meaning you won’t spend too much time in the searing sun. I am not sure if in the year I’ve been away from Riyadh rules have become more slack, but it was impossible to simply go and visit Riyadh. You needed to have blood relatives living in Riyadh to pull the relevant strings. When you land at the international airport (the largest in the world, believe it ... Read the complete review