Like mentioned, Riyadh is the capital of the country of Saudi Arabia. I respect this place as a prosperous city center, but nothing more. I actually think that due to their oil wealth, they can enhance the skyline of the city; maybe to make it match something like Dubai or Doha, Qatar. But in this particular topic the Saudi's did it right; just a few skyscrapers necessary for the status of the country. Dubai just went strong on building buildings, and I'm still confused as to why they need that many buildings considering half of them remain empty, however that's a different topic.
Most of the skyscrapers in Riyadh are held in the center of the city, particularly King Fahd Road. This road is considered that very prosperous part of town with many modern facilities and stuff like that. It also houses three of the large skyscrapers of the city; Kingdom Center, Al Faisaliyah Center, and Al Anoud Tower. You might also tend to find very nice and luxurious cars in this region, however this is Saudi Arabia, so you'll find it in any region.
Riyadh has over 4000 mosques. Not an overwhelming number, considering the population, however it's still decent. Most people in the city are Muslims, and when the time for prayer goes off, you need to go to the Mosque. They also have these patrol officers that drive around and sort of direct you towards the Mosque. If you refuse, I heard they'll toss you in their car and take you to the Mosque. Now, if you're not a Muslim, that's a different case. What they will do is just give you some pamphlets or brochures contain some basic facts about Islam. I really like this process because they're spreading the word of Islam, however they're doing it in a very peaceful and polite way. And they also want to strengthen the current religiousness of the already Muslims.
Saudi Arabian cuisine tends to be very popular among the Arab world. One very prominent dish they serve is Kabsah. What this dish usually includes is yellow rice, cooked to perfection, with some goat meat, or lamb meat in reasonable chunks just tossed around the mountain of rice. Sometimes they substitute that meat with delicious chicken, but that usually depends on the person. Sometimes they even add in some raisins, but that's something I prefer to be absent when I eat it.
Either way, Riyadh tends to be classified as a prosperous and modern city, and a regional economic power.
Most of the skyscrapers in Riyadh are held in the center of the city, particularly King Fahd Road. This road is considered that very prosperous part of town with many modern facilities and stuff like that. It also houses three of the large skyscrapers of the city; Kingdom Center, Al Faisaliyah Center, and Al Anoud Tower. You might also tend to find very nice and luxurious cars in this region, however this is Saudi Arabia, so you'll find it in any region.
Riyadh has over 4000 mosques. Not an overwhelming number, considering the population, however it's still decent. Most people in the city are Muslims, and when the time for prayer goes off, you need to go to the Mosque. They also have these patrol officers that drive around and sort of direct you towards the Mosque. If you refuse, I heard they'll toss you in their car and take you to the Mosque. Now, if you're not a Muslim, that's a different case. What they will do is just give you some pamphlets or brochures contain some basic facts about Islam. I really like this process because they're spreading the word of Islam, however they're doing it in a very peaceful and polite way. And they also want to strengthen the current religiousness of the already Muslims.
Saudi Arabian cuisine tends to be very popular among the Arab world. One very prominent dish they serve is Kabsah. What this dish usually includes is yellow rice, cooked to perfection, with some goat meat, or lamb meat in reasonable chunks just tossed around the mountain of rice. Sometimes they substitute that meat with delicious chicken, but that usually depends on the person. Sometimes they even add in some raisins, but that's something I prefer to be absent when I eat it.
Either way, Riyadh tends to be classified as a prosperous and modern city, and a regional economic power.
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