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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6 places worth your time in Riyadh, with what each is actually like and when to go.
The mud-brick birthplace of the Saudi state, UNESCO-listed and restored at enormous scale.
The 1865 clay-and-mud fort whose capture in 1902 founded the modern kingdom; a spearhead is still lodged in the door.
A 300-metre tower with a bridge across the top and the full view over the city.
A dramatic escarpment ninety minutes out where the plateau simply stops.
The best single introduction to Arabian history, from prehistory through to unification.
The old carpet and antiques market near Masmak, still a working souk.
