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Riyadh

Travel Guide Middle East Saudi Arabia Riyadh

Introduction

Riyadh , K.S.A.

Riyadh (الرياض) is the capital and largest city in Saudi Arabia and is located in the central part of the country on a high plateau. It has about 4.7 million inhabitants and people have been living in this relatively fertile area in the desert since over 1,500 years. The city has seen massive growth in population and 20 years ago the city had only about a third of the amount of people living within its boundaries compared to the present situation. Nowadays, it is a busy commercial city and the economical heart of the country, despite its location far away from most other populated coastal areas. Very few travellers visit the city, as most foreigners are here on a business visit or are working in some of the industries of the country.

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Sights and Activities

King Fahd Road, the busy commercial centre
Kingdom Centre (the bottle opener), the highest skyscraper and famous landmark
Al Faisaliyah Center/Tower: the first skyscraper in the country.

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Weather

Because of its elevation, temperatures are somewhat lower than other parts of the desert and during the February to April period even some light showers are possible, sometimes with hail! In general though it is a dry and sunny places, with temperatures hitting 45 °C in summer, but with some frost recorded in January every now and then.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg Max	20.3 °C	22.7 °C	26.7 °C	32.9 °C	38.9 °C	42.2 °C	43.4 °C	43.1 °C	40.3 °C	34.8 °C	27.6 °C	22 °C
Avg Min	8.9 °C	10.7 °C	14.6 °C	19.9 °C	25.5 °C	27.4 °C	28.9 °C	28.6 °C	25.6 °C	20.9 °C	15.3 °C	10.5 °C
Rainfall	12.3 mm	5.8 mm	30.2 mm	23.3 mm	6.2 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0.3 mm	0 mm	2.3 mm	7.4 mm	11.2 mm
Rain Days	5.8	4.1	10.8	10.6	3.9	0	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.7	3.4	6.5

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Getting There

By Plane

Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH), located 35 kilometres north of Riyadh receives flights from other places in the country as well as international flights. The main carrier is Saudi Arabian Airlines. There are 3 terminals at King Khalid International Airport. Terminal 1 is used for all international flights, except those operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, terminal 2 is used by Saudi Arabian Airlines for their international flights and terminal 3 is used for all domestic flights.

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Coral Al Hamra Riyadh	King Abdullah Road	hotel	-
Coral Gulf Hotel	King Abdul Aziz Street Ministries Area (South) Opposite Ministry of Defense	hotel	-
Coral International Hotel Al Khobar	King Abdullah St Al Khobar	hotel	-
Coral Olaya Hotel Riyadh	Olaya Street	hotel	-
Coral Plaza Al Ahsa	King Fahd Street	hotel	-
Coral Suliemaniah	Mousa bin Nossair Road opposite Al-Jazeera Hyper	hotel	-
CORP Executive Hotel Deira	Al Batha Street	hotel	-