City size comparison

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Riyadh is around the same size as Johannesburg.

Johannesburg is approximately 1,644 sq km, while Riyadh (map shows its 9 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 1,798 sq km, making Riyadh 9% larger than Johannesburg.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Johannesburg vs. Riyadh uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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