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Riyadh

Capital of Saudi Arabia

Watercolour of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Situated in the Najd plateau, with Kingdom Centre and Faisaliah Tower.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Kingdom Centre; Faisaliah Tower; Masmak Fortress; Wadi Hanifa; House of Saud; King Abdullah Financial District; lush desert urban greenery; traditional Najdi architectural motifs
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the city from the limestone bluffs of Wadi Hanifa or the approaches to Diriyah, looking across the green palm groves toward the city center, showing the iconic silhouettes of Kingdom Centre and Al Faisaliah Tower rising above the horizontal plateau.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the lush date palm groves of Wadi Hanifa, landscaped parklands, and roadside acacia trees.
Guarded against
Not a generic Persian Gulf city or coastal Dubai
Population4,205,961Wikidata: 6,125,180
Coordinates24.69°N, 46.72°E
Elevation612 m
Area1,798 km²
Time zoneAsia/RiyadhUTC+3
Solar noon11:53clock runs 0.1 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Riyadh and you surface nearest to Rikitea, French Polynesia — 245 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

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ManamaBH425 km
DohaQA489 km
Kuwait CityKW535 km
Al Başrah al QadīmahIQ655 km
BasrahIQ656 km
MadinahSA719 km
Abu DhabiAE777 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Riyadh inside this atlas.

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