King Saud University in Riyadh

13 April 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  7 minutes

King Saud University Entrance Gate © Dr. Basil Al Bayati

King Saud University Entrance Gate © Dr. Basil Al Bayati

King Saud University (KSU, Arabic: Jāmiʿa al-Malik Saʿūd) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country’s skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh University from 1964 until it was reverted to its inceptive name in 1982. It was converted into an independent non-profit academic institution in 2023.   read more…

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh

2 April 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

AI-generated © Google Gemini

AI-generated © Google Gemini

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is a major mixed-use financial district located in the Al-Aqeeq neighbourhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It serves as the country’s financial centre and a central hub for banking, investment, and professional services.   read more…

Al Masmak Palace in Saudi Arabia

23 October 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Saudi Press Agency/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Saudi Press Agency/cc-by-sa-4.0

Al Masmak Palace (Arabic: Qaṣr al-Maṣmak), also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Fort, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in close proximity to the al-Hukm Palace in the Qasr al-Hukm District. Commissioned in 1865 by Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud, it was completed in 1895 following the takeover of the town by the Rashidi dynasty. The fortress was the main theatre for the Battle of Riyadh in 1902, which marked the prelude to the unification of Saudi Arabia. It was opened to the general public in 1995 after its conversion into a museum. The Masmak can be divided into six distinct parts: the gate, the mosque, the majlis, the well, the towers and the courtyard.   read more…

Al Faisaliyah Center in Saudi Arabia

25 April 2016 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Architecture, Hotels Reading Time:  4 minutes

King Fahd Road © BroadArrow/cc-by-sa-3.0

King Fahd Road © BroadArrow/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Al Faisaliyah Centre is a commercial skyscraper located in the business district of Riyadh. It is the fourth tallest building in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom Centre, Burj Rafal and Abraj Al Bait. It is also called Star Dome.   read more…

The Kingdom Centre in Riyadh

20 January 2016 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Hotels Reading Time:  5 minutes

Riyadh Skyline © Muhaidib

Riyadh Skyline © Muhaidib

Kingdom Centre is a 65-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh. It is the third tallest skyscraper in the country after the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Burj Rafal, and is the world’s third tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and Tuntex Sky Tower.   read more…

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia

16 November 2013 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

Riyadh skyline 2018 © B.alotaby/cc-by-sa-4.0

Riyadh skyline 2018 © B.alotaby/cc-by-sa-4.0

Riyadh (“The Gardens”) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5.3 million people, and the urban center of a region with a population of close to 7 million people. The city is divided into 15 municipal districts, managed by Riyadh Municipality headed by the mayor of Riyadh, and the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired by the governor of Riyadh Province, Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud. The current mayor of Riyadh is Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Mogbel, appointed in 2012. Riyadh has the largest all female university in the world, the Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University. It has been designated as a Beta World City.   read more…

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