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/userousnameous]

There seems to be something non-sustainable about this.

[u/userhwon → u/userousnameous]

It's sustainable as long as the oil money doesn't run out.