riyal
Gulf state currency
A riyal is the basic monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and several other countries in the Arabian Peninsula and nearby regions.
The word derives from the Spanish real, reflecting historical trade connections.
Spelling varies: Saudi Arabia uses riyal, while Qatar and others often use rial.
The hotel room cost five hundred riyals a night.
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
mint · circulation · cash · bills · pegged · forex · money changer · remittance
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- oil tradeExchange of crude resources
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
transaction · commerce · marketplace · negotiation · goods · tariffs · remittance · foreign exchange
Islam's most sacred city
- MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
- RiyadhSaudi Arabia's capital
- JeddahMajor Saudi coastal city
- HajjIslamic pilgrimage obligation
Mohammed bin Salman · OPEC · petrostate · oil revenue · Vision 2030 · Aramco · pilgrimage · holy sites
Arabian Peninsula native
- QatariNative of Doha's country
- IranianFrom Tehran's country
- Gulf statesTerritories near a gulf
- dirhamArab currency unit
GCC · petroleum · oil exports · Arabian Peninsula · exchange rate · pegged · central bank
banknotes
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
legal tender · mint · circulation · cash · bills · pegged · forex · money changer · remittance · conversion
import
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- oil tradeExchange of crude resources
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
exchange · transaction · commerce · marketplace · negotiation · goods · tariffs · remittance · foreign exchange · purchasing power
Mecca
Islam's most sacred city
Mohammed bin Salman · Hajj · OPEC · petrostate · oil revenue · Vision 2030 · Aramco · pilgrimage · holy sites · Red Sea
Omani
Arabian Peninsula native
- QatariNative of Doha's country
- IranianFrom Tehran's country
- Gulf statesTerritories near a gulf
dirham · GCC · petroleum · oil exports · Arabian Peninsula · exchange rate · pegged · central bank
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- monedaseuro, peso, libra, yen, yuan
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- Gulf StatesSaudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait
- Middle East economiesoil exports, oil revenues, oil wealth, oil reserves, oil industry