{"id":34699,"date":"2022-02-13T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T13:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34699"},"modified":"2022-02-13T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T13:46:13","slug":"celebrate-your-city-with-these-5-amazing-facts-about-the-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/celebrate-your-city-with-these-5-amazing-facts-about-the-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Your City With These 5 Amazing Facts About The Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riyadh has many interesting facts and here are a few to show off your pride and amazing city with<\/h2>\n

The beautiful capital is home to all different attractions, cultures, food, and entertainment. However, these 5 facts about Riyadh stand out the most, giving you a reason to be proud to live in such a progressing city!<\/p>\n

1. Riyadh is the largest city in the Arabian peninsula
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The city’s population totals to over 7 million people<\/p>\n

2. There are over 4,000 mosques in and around the city<\/h2>\n

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Islam is the primary religion of the country which lead the country to house over thousands of mosques all in and around the city.<\/p>\n

3. It has the world’s largest desalination plant<\/h2>\n

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Located in Ras Al Khair, the desalination plant produces more than 1.4 million cubic meters of water daily, making up 22% of world water production.<\/p>\n

4. The city houses the country\u2019s oldest university<\/h2>\n

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King Sa\u02bfud University was founded in 1957, and is the oldest university in the country. It offers courses ranging from medicine, science, technology, engineering and much more.<\/p>\n

5. The city is 6th most-visited place in the Middle East<\/h2>\n

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Riyadh receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world, and the numbers are only growing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riyadh has many interesting facts and here are a few to show off your pride and amazing city with The beautiful capital is home to all different attractions, cultures, food, and entertainment. 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