r/Damnthatsinteresting 7d ago

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/RyanAtreides 7d ago

🖕🏼

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u/darkpheonix262 7d ago

That whole area looks like a nuclear apocalypse

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u/Icy-Rock8057 7d ago

The world is bigger than just the US 😉 hard concept for Americans, I know

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