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] is the capital and largest city of ]. The city has many tourist attractions and received around 19.1 million tourists in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi welcomed 109.3M tourists in 2023, spending hit SAR 256B |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1749390 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> It is the second-], after ]. Before the introduction of tourist visas in 2019, the city received around 5 million ] each year, making it the ] most visited city in the world and the 6th in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Saudi cities among world’s top 100 destinations in 2019 |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1333386 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> The numbers almost doubled in 2021, with 10.44 million tourists visiting Riyadh in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A look at tourist arrivals, spending in 2015-2021 |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1641941 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> The ] and ] are among the world's most recognizable symbols of Riyadh.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cavendish |first=Marshall |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/World_and_Its_Peoples/j894miuOqc4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=faisaliah+tower+symbol+of+riyadh+city&pg=PA99&printsec=frontcover |title=World and Its Peoples |date=2006-09 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |isbn=978-0-7614-7571-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Al-Kodmany |first=Kheir |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Future_of_the_City/yBPA9kYZXTMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=faisaliah+tower+symbol+of+riyadh+city&pg=PA197&printsec=frontcover |title=The Future of the City: Tall Buildings and Urban Design |last2=Ali |first2=Mir M. |date=2013 |publisher=WIT Press |isbn=978-1-84564-410-9 |language=en}}</ref> Prominent festivals of city that attract visitors include ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2017 |title=Jenadriyah festival showcases best of Arab heritage, culture |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2017/02/10/Jenadriyah-festival-showcases-best-of-Arab-heritage-culture.html |access-date=17 July 2019 |work=Al Arabiya |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=Riyadh Season |url=https://saudiseasons.com/riyadh-season |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112194248/https://saudiseasons.com/riyadh-season |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Saudi Seasons |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=Let there be light: 17-day festival to illuminate Riyadh |url=https://arab.news/7c6vx |access-date=2021-03-06 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> |
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] is the capital and largest city of ]. The city has many tourist attractions and received around 19.1 million tourists in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi welcomed 109.3M tourists in 2023, spending hit SAR 256B |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1749390 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> It is the second-], after ]. Before the introduction of tourist visas in 2019, the city received around 5 million ] each year, making it the ] most visited city in the world and the 6th in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Saudi cities among world’s top 100 destinations in 2019 |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1333386 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> The numbers almost doubled in 2021, with 10.44 million tourists visiting Riyadh in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A look at tourist arrivals, spending in 2015-2021 |url=https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1641941 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ArgaamPlus |language=en}}</ref> The ] and ] are among the world's most recognizable symbols of Riyadh.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cavendish |first=Marshall |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/World_and_Its_Peoples/j894miuOqc4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=faisaliah+tower+symbol+of+riyadh+city&pg=PA99&printsec=frontcover |title=World and Its Peoples |date=2006-09 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |isbn=978-0-7614-7571-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Al-Kodmany |first=Kheir |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Future_of_the_City/yBPA9kYZXTMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=faisaliah+tower+symbol+of+riyadh+city&pg=PA197&printsec=frontcover |title=The Future of the City: Tall Buildings and Urban Design |last2=Ali |first2=Mir M. |date=2013 |publisher=WIT Press |isbn=978-1-84564-410-9 |language=en}}</ref> Prominent festivals of city that attract visitors include ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2017 |title=Jenadriyah festival showcases best of Arab heritage, culture |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2017/02/10/Jenadriyah-festival-showcases-best-of-Arab-heritage-culture.html |access-date=17 July 2019 |work=Al Arabiya |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=Riyadh Season |url=https://saudiseasons.com/riyadh-season |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112194248/https://saudiseasons.com/riyadh-season |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Saudi Seasons |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=Let there be light: 17-day festival to illuminate Riyadh |url=https://arab.news/7c6vx |access-date=2021-03-06 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> |