Riyadh

Summary

Riyadh is a human settlement^[1]. Riyadh ranks in the top 0.011% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,399 views/month, #4 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Riyadh is located in Riyadh Province^[3].
• Riyadh is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4].
• Riyadh's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Riyadh's instance of is recorded as city in Saudi Arabia^[6].
• Riyadh's instance of is recorded as national capital^[7].
• Riyadh's instance of is recorded as million city^[8].
• Riyadh's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Riyadh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Al-Bathaa^[10].
• Riyadh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acapulco de Juárez^[11].
• Riyadh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hermosillo^[12].
• Riyadh's postal code is recorded as 11564–12665^[13].
• Riyadh's Commons category is recorded as Riyadh^[14].
• Riyadh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[15].
• Riyadh's local dialing code is recorded as 011^[16].
• 1746 marks the founding of Riyadh^[17].
• Riyadh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.65, 'lon': 46.71}^[18].
• Riyadh's official website is recorded as https://riyadh.sa/en/^[19].
• Riyadh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Riyadh^[20].
• Riyadh's Commons gallery is recorded as الرياض^[21].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+6125180'}^[22].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+7676655'}^[23].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+5188286'}^[24].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+3115256'}^[25].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+2073030'}^[26].
• Riyadh has a population of {'amount': '+67012'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Riyadh is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4]. Riyadh is located in Riyadh Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Riyadh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+612'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6125180'}^[22], {'amount': '+7676655'}^[23], {'amount': '+5188286'}^[24], {'amount': '+3115256'}^[25], {'amount': '+2073030'}^[26], and {'amount': '+67012'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[5], city in Saudi Arabia^[6], national capital^[7], and million city^[8].

History and Context

1746 marks the founding of Riyadh^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Riyadh include King Khalid International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Saudi Arabia^[31]; Riyadh Agreement^[32], a peace treaty^[33], in Saudi Arabia^[34]; and Arriyadh Development Co.^[35], a company^[36], in Saudi Arabia^[37], founded in 1994^[38].

Why It Matters

Riyadh ranks in the top 0.011% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,399 views/month, #4 of 35,923).^[2] Riyadh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Riyadh is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Riyadh include King Khalid International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Saudi Arabia^[31]; Riyadh Agreement^[32], a peace treaty^[33], in Saudi Arabia^[34]; and Arriyadh Development Co.^[35], a company^[36], in Saudi Arabia^[37], founded in 1994^[38].