Landmark
Tahliah Street
Café-lined boulevard with a wide tree-shaded promenade, named after a desalination authority building.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Tahliah Street in Riyadh follows the money along one of the city's best-known boulevards, starting on a Thursday night in July twenty eleven when a reporter sat in a tinted SUV watching luxury cars cruise past. It reaches back to the fast, dangerous road that came before, and to the planners and the consultancy who decided what it should become. Along the way you'll meet the tea sellers and incense vendors who trade here without a permit. Best heard on the promenade by the outdoor cafe tables.
This audio guide was created using AI.