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Riyadh Markaz al-Mamlakah Mount Tuwayq Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Finance building Saudi Arabia: desert landscape Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Centre Physical features of Arabia The Kingdom Tower (centre background) in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Riyadh
Markaz al-Mamlakah
Mount Tuwayq
Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Finance building
Saudi Arabia: desert landscape
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Centre
Physical features of Arabia
The Kingdom Tower (centre background) in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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