Everything Changes In Riyadh By Night
Global Traveler|October 2018

Everything changes in Riyadh by night.

Richard Newton
Everything Changes In Riyadh By Night

The difference between Riyadh’s two principal neighborhoods is day and night. Literally.

Daytime Riyadh bakes in the desert heat, its modern skyline often blotted by heat haze, sand storms and pollution. From May to September, temperatures typically soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Locals and visitors do their best to reduce their exposure to the vicious sun, taking refuge in air-conditioned buildings and traveling between them in air-conditioned vehicles.

This story is from the October 2018 edition of Global Traveler.

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