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Saudi Arabia : al-Riyād

7.6 km (4.7 miles) NNE of `Abd al-Mutliq, al-Riyād, Saudi Arabia
Approx. altitude: 488 m (1601 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 24°S 133°W

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: East view #3: South view #4: West view #5: 24N 47E #6: Garmin GPSmap60 CSx #7: Happy Michael

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  24°N 47°E (visit #2)  

#1: North view

(visited by Michael Kieslich)

21-May-2009 -- It's a very hot weekend, 43°C in the shade. But the summer is coming, then now or never.

That was an easy way to find the confluence point. I took the highway from al-Riyāḍ to al-Kharj. Near al-Kharj I left the highway at Exit No.517, direction "Wādiy al-Dawāsir", then I took Main Road No.10 to the South. In the village al-Dilam, at the second traffic light: turn right. Behind the mosque: turn right. Petrol Station: turn left.

I took off and after 15 kilometers, I turned left to a desert track, direction East. Across a dry river and I had reached my confluence point of the weekend: 24N 47E.

It's only 650 m from the road and it is surrounded by red sands.

This was my first confluence visit, I'm very happy.


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#5: 24N 47E
#6: Garmin GPSmap60 CSx
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