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Ar-Riyāḍ (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 39 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.6500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 046 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.7667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on high plateau in E central Saudi Arabia, in historic Najd region; was center of powerful Sa'ūd family from 1824; with discovery of oil in 1930s, city has become largest in the nation, & center of nation's commerce. |
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| Ar-Riyāḍ (preferred,C,V)
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| Riyadh (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| ar-Riyāḍ (C,V)
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| Ar Riyāḑ (C,V)
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| Riyāḑ, Ar (C,V)
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| Er Riad (C,V)
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| Er-Riad (C,O)
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| Riad (C,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ar-Riyāḍ (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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grew after being chosen as capital of Saūd dynasty in 1824 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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of modern nation, since 1932 |
| religious center (C) |
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became center of Wahabism, an Arab Islamic movement, in 1818 |
| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
As Suʻūdīyyah .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000137] |
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