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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As much as I celebrate metros... This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro.

That said, metro is better than no metro.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Riyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A%27sha

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