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Riyad

Riyad is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It had a population of 117,030 in 2013, up from 42,413 in 2000.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: commune of Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Riyad, Mauritania” and “Riyadh الرياض”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arafat and Nouakchott.

Town
is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It is the capital of Nouakchott-Sud Region and had a population of 216,919 in 2023. is situated 4 km north of Riyad.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and its largest city, with almost 1.2 million residents in 2019. The city is the hub of the Mauritanian economy and is home to a deepwater port and Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, one of the country's two international airports.

Suburb
is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It had a population of 144,041 in 2013, up from 56,064 in 2000. is situated 8 km northeast of Riyad.

Riyad

Latitude
18.01071° or 18° 0′ 39″ north
Longitude
-15.95533° or 15° 57′ 19″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7CC6226V+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4513703315
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9165726
Wiki­data ID
Q891956
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Riyad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرياض”
  • Cebuano: “Riad (departamento sa Mauritania)”
  • Cebuano: “Riad”
  • Chinese: “利雅得”
  • French: “Riyadh”
  • Japanese: “リヤド (ヌアクショット)”
  • Japanese: “リヤド (モーリタニア)”
  • Malay: “Riyad, Mauritania”
  • Romanian: “Riyadh”
  • Swedish: “Riad (departement i Mauretanien)”
  • Swedish: “Riyadh”
  • Urdu: “ریاض، موریطانیہ”

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