Description:

Riyadh is a surprising capital of Saudi Arabia where for today lives about 6 million the persons speaking on a dialect najdi, and also in English. The city name means "gardens", and it is possible to tell safely that it prospers, being the trading and financial center of the country, the basic which source of incomes is oil. Riyadh possesses many-sided and surprising cultural life: visit, for example, the National Museum of Saudi Arabia or admire a fortress of Masmak where the museum devoted to formation of Saudi Arabia as the uniform state is now located. Estimate all beauty of a blossoming city, having got on a viewing point of a television tower of Rijada, whence to your eyes the unforgettable show will open. In Riyadh there is a large quantity of mosques: their number exceeds 4300, and huge skyscrapers that gives to a city surprising, unique color adjoin to these architectural constructions in the most freakish image. Having executed the cultural program, don%27t forget to try something from a local cuisine: for example, kabsa Nejdi or Mandi yemenita which are very popular among local population.

Climate

The climate in Riyadh is tropical deserted, by right is considered a city one of the hottest places in the world. The average temperature of January is equal +14,4°C, July +36,6°C.

Transport

The international airport King Halid is in 36 km from a city.