Each branch municipality in turn contains several districts, amounting to over 130 in total, though some districts are divided between more than one branch municipality | Geography and climate [ ] City districts [ ] King Fahad Road Riyadh is divided into fifteen branch municipalities, in addition to the Diplomatic Quarter |
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References [ ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to | The average high temperature in August is 43 |
It is also known to have during which the dust can be so thick that visibility is under 10 m 33 ft.
16The overall climate is , and the city experiences very little rainfall, especially in summer, but receives a fair amount of rain in March and April | He was appointed mayor in 2015 |
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The centre of the city, and Al-Dir'iyyah, is also its oldest part | In the 14th century, North African traveller wrote of his visit to Hajr, describing it as "the main city of Al-Yamamah, and its name is Hajr" |
On 1 and 2 April 2015, a massive dust storm hit Riyadh, causing suspension of classes in many schools in the area and cancellation of hundreds of flights, both domestic and international.
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