Riyadh

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capital city city

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, serving as a major political, economic, and cultural center in the Arab world.

Aliases (2)

Riyadh metropolitan area ×2
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
area	over 1,500 km² →
becameCapitalOfSaudiArabia	1932 →
callingCode	+966-11 →
capitalOf	Saudi Arabia →
climate	hot desert climate →
continent	Asia →
coordinates	24.7136°N 46.6753°E →
country	Saudi Arabia →
currency	Saudi riyal →
demographics	predominantly Saudi nationals with large expatriate population →
dominantIslamicBranch	Sunni Islam →
elevation	approximately 600 m →
foundedAsSettlement	18th century →
governmentType	absolute monarchy →
hasAirport	King Khalid International Airport →
hasFinancialDistrict	King Abdullah Financial District →
hasLandmark	Al Faisaliyah Center → Kingdom Centre → Masmak Fortress → National Museum of Saudi Arabia → Riyadh Front →
hasSportsClub	Al Hilal SFC → Al Nassr FC →
hasUniversity	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University → King Saud University →
hostedEvent	G20 Leaders Summit 2020 (virtual presidency) →
isCulturalCenterOf	Arab world → Saudi Arabia →
isEconomicCenterOf	Saudi Arabia →
isPoliticalCenterOf	Saudi Arabia →
isProvincialCapitalOf	Riyadh Province →
koppenClimateClassification	BWh →
largestCityOf	Saudi Arabia →
locatedInProvince	Riyadh Province →
majorReligion	Islam →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
population	over 7,000,000 →
populationDensity	high →
populationRankInSaudiArabia	1 →
previousCapitalOfRegion	Diriyah →
region	Najd →
roadNetworkType	extensive highways and ring roads →
rulingHouse	House of Saud →
subregion	Arabian Peninsula →
timeZone	Arabia Standard Time →
urbanForm	rapidly expanding metropolitan area →
utcOffset	+03:00 →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Referenced by (74)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
GCC Ministerial Council ("Riyadh, Saudi Arabia") → GCC Secretariat General → GCC Supreme Council → General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia → Gulf Cooperation Council → Gulf Cooperation Council → Public Investment Fund → Royal Saudi Air Force → Saudi Armed Forces → Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah →	headquartersLocation
Al Faisaliyah Center → Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University → King Abdullah Financial District → King Khalid International Airport → King Saud University → Kingdom Centre → Masmak Fortress → National Museum of Saudi Arabia →	locatedIn
Dammam → Jeddah → Mecca → Medina → Taif →	governingCountryCapital
Arthur D. Little, Inc. → Buro Happold → HOK Group → SoftBank Investment Advisers →	hasOfficeIn
Al Faisaliyah Center → Kingdom Centre → Riyadh Front →	city
Arab world → Middle East → Middle East and North Africa →	hasMajorCity
Osama bin Laden → Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud →	birthPlace
Riyadh Province → Saudi Arabia →	capital
King Abdullah Financial District → Riyadh Province →	hasCity
Al Hilal SFC → Al Nassr FC →	homeCity
Al Hilal SFC → Al Nassr FC →	location
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud → Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud →	residence
House of Saud →	capitalCity
King Khalid International Airport ("Riyadh metropolitan area") →	cityServed
Riyadh Province →	contains
Najd →	containsCity
Asia →	containsMajorCity
Royal Saudi Air Force →	garrison
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University →	hasCampus
Najd →	hasCapital
Riyadh Province →	hasCapitalCity
Islamic world →	hasCulturalCenter
Saudi Arabian Navy →	hasHeadquartersLocation
Pakistani diaspora →	hasNotableCommunityInCity
Al Nassr FC →	homeCountryCapital
Middle East shuttle diplomacy →	involvedTravelBetween
Kingdom Centre →	isAmongTallestIn
Al Nassr FC →	isInCity
Saudi Arabia →	largestCity
Diriyah →	locatedNear
King Faisal International Prize in Science →	locationOfAwarding
Arabian Peninsula →	majorCityOn
Diriyah →	nearbyCity
Arabia Standard Time →	observedInCountry
King Abdullah Financial District ("Riyadh metropolitan area") →	partOf
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia →	placeOfBirth
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia →	placeOfDeath
Saudia →	secondaryHubCity
King Khalid International Airport →	servesCity
Najdi Arabic →	spokenIn
Al Nassr FC →	stadiumCity