Riyadh
Riyadh (Arabic: الرياض ar-Riyāḍ, lit: The Gardens) is the caipital an mucklest ceety in Saudi Arabie. It is an aa the caipital o Riyadh Province, an belangs tae the historical regions o Nejd an Al-Yamama. It is situatit in the centre o the Arabian Peninsula on a muckle plateau, an is hame tae 4,854,000 fowk, an the urban centre o a region wi a population o close tae 7 million fowk. The ceety is dividit intae 15 municipal destricts, managed bi Riyadh Municipality heidit bi the mayor o Riyadh, an the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired bi the Govrenor o Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. The current mayor o Riyadh is Abdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al Migrin, appointit in 1998.
Riyadh الرياض Ar Riyāḍ | |
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Ceety | |
 Coat airms | |
  Riyadh Location o Riyadh | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′N 46°43′E / 24.633°N 46.717°E | |
| Kintra |  Saudi Arabie |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Abdul Aziz ibn 'Ayyaf Al Migrin |
| • Provincial Emir | Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1815 km2 (701 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Ceety | 5,254,560 |
| • Density | 3024/km2 (7833/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,800,000 |
| Riyadh Development Authority estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postal Code | (5 digits) |
| Area code(s) | +966-1 |
| Website | www.arriyadh.com |
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