Terrain

During the last five years, great progress has been made to preserve the terrain of Riyadh, especially preserving the streams and valleys. There was a stoppage of some developmental works concerning the natural drainage of torrents within the urban planning. This was done to face the change of the city’s terrain since these projects and encroachment work, like digging and burying work, at natural areas such as mountains, hills, valleys and reefs marked regress in their number compared to the past. Wadi Hanifa and Wadi El-sale are both considered prominent achievements with regards to the reservation of the nature and using it in a sustainable manner.