Rasheed

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Rasheed
رشيد
—  Metropolis  —
Clockwise from top: Saqqaf District • Pearl Roundabout • Makram suburbs in al-Din • King Zayed Avenue
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Country  Abbasid
Foundation 614
Emirate Rasheed
Government
 • Mayor Ikram Nagi
 • Provincial Emir Hamdan I
Area
 • Total 1,200 km2 (463.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 6,829,000
 • Density 5,690.83/km2 (14,739.27/sq mi)
Demonym Rasheedi (Kabier: الرشيدي)

Rasheed (Kabier: رشيد‎ ar-Rasheed, also known as Rashid) is the capital and second largest city of Abbasid. It is also the capital of the emirate of Rasheed. It is situated in the center of the Kabier Peninsula, near the al-Yamman plateau, and is home to 6,829,000 people, and is the urban center of the Riyadh region which has a population of over 7 million people.