Map of Ar Riyad
Ar Riyad is a first-level division of Saudi Arabia. Its largest mapped city is Riyadh, with about 4.46 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Ar Riyad, and the tables list its 5 mapped cities along with the World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 5
- Largest City
- Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
Interactive Map of Ar Riyad
About Ar Riyad
Riyadh Province, is a province in central Saudi Arabia, covering much of the historic Najd region in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Its administrative seat is Riyadh, the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. With a population of 8,591,748 in 2022, it is the most populous province in the Kingdom and the second-largest by area after the Eastern Province.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Riyadh Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ar Riyad: Key Facts
| Population | 6,777,146 (2010) |
|---|---|
| Area | 412,000 km² |
| Capital | Riyadh |
| Head of government | Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud |
Facts from Wikidata Q1249255 (CC0).
History of Ar Riyad: Empires and States
The atlas records 8 polities whose mapped territory included part of Ar Riyad, from Rashidun Caliphate in 633 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Rashidun Caliphate | 633–665 CE |
| The Umayyad Caliphate | 666–750 CE |
| The Abbasid Caliphate | 751–898 CE |
| Emirate of Diriyah | 1788–1819 CE |
| Emirate of Nejd | 1825–1925 CE |
| Emirate of Jabal Shammar | 1842–1904 CE |
| Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | 1926–1935 CE |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 1936–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Ar Riyad
Ar Riyad on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Ar Riyad
5 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riyadh | 4.46 million | Ar Riyad | National capital |
| 2 | Al Hillah | 594,605 | Ar Riyad | Populated place |
| 3 | Al Kharj | 298,428 | Ar Riyad | Populated place |
| 4 | As Sulayyil | 24,097 | Ar Riyad | Populated place |
| 5 | Al Quwayiyah | 8,712 | Ar Riyad | Populated place |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ar Riyad
3 World Heritage Sites mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At-Turaif District | 2010 | Cultural | (iv) (v) (vi) |
| 2 | 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid | 2023 | Natural | (vii) (ix) |
| 3 | Qaryat al-Faw | 2024 | Cultural | (ii) (v) |
Ar Riyad: Quick Answers
- Where is Ar Riyad?
- Ar Riyad is a first-level division of Saudi Arabia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 23.3648° N, 46.3384° E.
- What is the largest city in Ar Riyad?
- Riyadh is the largest city mapped in Ar Riyad, with a metropolitan population of about 4.46 million.
- How many cities are in Ar Riyad?
- YearMaps maps 5 cities and towns in Ar Riyad, with a combined metropolitan population of about 5.39 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.