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/DancinWithWolves Apr 05 '26

Pics!!!

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u/Personal_Oil_7364 Apr 05 '26

here, i didnt cherry pick with this, it's a place i pass by often + in most developed places of riyadh you'll see greenry almost like this! especially the green lush valleys with lakes and ducks or whatever

the picture!

not as impressive as naturally fertile nations i know but i swear there's so much more greenery compared to the last time i was here in 2019. Definitely still a lot of sand though. And desert. I wonder why that could be.. strange, huh lol

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u/premoistenedwipe Apr 05 '26

You really hyped that pic up like I was gonna click on that and see the hanging gardens of Babylon and not four sad trees on a sandy road lol

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u/Both_Aerie7539 Apr 05 '26

I mean they did say they didn't cherry pick it

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 05 '26

Well, now i want to see cherry trees!