Diriyah
Diriyah is a town in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia and has about 43,300 residents. Diriyah is situated nearby to the neighborhood At Turayf Al Jadid, as well as near Al Khalidiyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah and Boulevard Riyadh City.
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah
At-Turaif is a historic district located in Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh. It is regarded as one of the more important political and historical sites in Saudi Arabia, as it represented the capital of the early Saudi kingdom.Boulevard Riyadh City
Photo: Slayym, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Boulevard City, formerly Boulevard Riyadh City and simply known as the Boulevard, is a 220-acre mixed-use development at the Prince Turki al-Awwal Road in the Hittin neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, containing high-end retail and entertainment outlets. Boulevard Riyadh City is situated 4 km northeast of Diriyah.
Mohammed Abdu Arena
Theater building
Mohammed Abdo Arena, officially as the Artist of the Arabs Mohammed Abdu Stage, is a 22,000 seat Multi-purpose stadium in the Hittin neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the "Theaters" area of Boulevard City recreational complex. Mohammed Abdu Arena is situated 4½ km northeast of Diriyah.
Diriyah
- Type: Town with 43,300 residents
- Also known as: “Ad Dir‘īyah”, “Ad Dir’iyah”, “Ad Dir`iyah”, “Al-Dir‘iyya”, “Al-Dir`iyya”, “Dara’iyah”, “Dara’īyah”, “Deraya”, “Dhahara”, “Dhariyah”, and “Dharīyah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.7483° or 24° 44′ 54″ northLongitude
46.5718° or 46° 34′ 18″ eastPopulation
43,300Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)Open location code
7HP8PHXC+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 1236703790OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
110312
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Diriyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدرعية”
- French: “Dariya”
- German: “Ad Dir`iyah”
- German: “Dirʿiyya”
- Portuguese: “Daria”
- Spanish: “Diriyah”
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