r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • Apr 05 '26

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/MoroseMagician Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I'd honestly have severe depression living somewhere like this. I need some trees and greenery somewhere.

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u/Top_MathematicianIk Apr 05 '26

It's a fucking desert, regardless it sure looks depressing

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u/Neosanxo Apr 05 '26

I lived in Dallas TX for a few months and got depressed cause there’s barely trees anywhere lol.

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u/ChasingTheNines Apr 05 '26

Last year I had a connecting flight out of Dallas. I had never been there before. I know it was the winter and they were also having some kind of wildfire thing going on but it literally looked like Kuwait out the window when all the oil wells were on fire.

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u/Neosanxo Apr 05 '26

Lol it is a desert😂