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Riyadh (horse)
Riyadh ( ; ar, الرياض, ar-Riyāḍ, , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. The current form of the metropolis emerged as an offshoot of the Walled town of Riyadh, eponymous walled town following the dismantling of Riyadh city fortifications, its defensive fortifications in the 1950s, after which the city underwent several phases of expansion and urbanization. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riad (name)
Riad (also spelled Riyad or Riyadh, ar, رياض, ) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens". People with the given name * Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army * Riad Asmat (born 1971), Malaysian businessman * Riad Bajić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer * Riad Benayad (born 1996), Algerian footballer * Riad Benchadi (born 1978), Algerian footballer * Riad Beyrouti (born 1944), Syrian painter * Riad Chibani (born 1964), Algerian judoka * Riad Darar (born 1954), Syrian activist and author * Riad Hammadou (born 1976), Algerian footballer * Riad Higazy (1919–1967), Egyptian earth scientist * Riad Ismat (1947–2020), Syrian politician * Riad Jarjour, Syrian Christian clergyman * Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian * Riad Nouri (born 1985), French-Algerian footballer * Riad Rahal (born 1950), Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician * Riad Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian volleyballer * Riad Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
