riyadh

Coorinates: 24°42′42″N 46°43′27″E / 24.71167, 46.72417

Trivia about riyadh

This capital of Saudi Arabia was built at an oasis
It was captured from the Rashid clan by Ibn Saud in January 1902; it became a capital 30 years later
An oasis that was the residence of the Ibn Saud family, it became the capital when the country was formed in 1932
The Islamic University of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud & the Abdulaziz Military Academy are in this city
This Saudi Arabian capital has long been visited by Muslims on their way to Mecca
This city became the capital of the Saud dynasty in the early 1800s
Situated on the road to Mecca, it became the seat of the Saud dynasty around 1824
By population, it's the largest city on the Arabian Peninsula
This capital is served by King Khalid International Airport, which lies about 20 miles north of the city
In 1902 Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud captured what's now this capital city
Riyadh,Sanaa,Muscat