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Riyadh Plans Fifty-Seven Thousand New Homes by End of Next Year

Developers and government-backed housing programmes are accelerating construction in Riyadh, with fifty-seven thousand new residential units expected to be delivered by the end of next year as the capital’s population expands.
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