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Capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
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Holiest city in Islam and capital of Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as being the holiest city in Islam.
More on Wikipedia ↗Over six countries want to join the Türkiye-Saudi-Pakistan Mecca defense pact, Pakistan’s foreign minister said
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will stress the Mecca Pact's role in strengthening Türkiye-Saudi-Pakistan security cooperation and lasting stability.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the Strategic Political Defense Committee will meet in Riyadh next week to coordinate trilateral defense policies amid regional tensions.