Al Wisham

Al Wisham is a suburb in , . Al Wisham is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riyadh TV Tower and Al Masmak Palace.

Tower
Photo: Ammar shaker, Public domain.
The is a 170-metre-high in the Al-Wisham neighborhood of , . Construction began in 1975 and was completed in 1982.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Fort, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of , located in close proximity to the al-Hukm Palace in the Qasr al-Hukm District.

Square
Photo: BroadArrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Justice Square, Safa Square or informally as Chop-Chop Square, is a public space in the Ad-Dirah neighborhood of , Saudi Arabia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Sulaim and Riyadh.

Suburb
is a historic neighbourhood in southern , , located south of al-Wisham and west of ad-Dirah in the sub-municipality of al-Shumaisi.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital of , slightly east of the center of the country in the heart of the Tuwaig escarpment.

Neighborhood
, pronounced as ad-Dubiyah, is a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha and one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located between Mikal and as-Salam. is situated 2½ km southeast of Al Wisham.

Al Wisham

Latitude
24.64151° or 24° 38′ 29″ north
Longitude
46.69803° or 46° 41′ 53″ east
Elevation
622 metres (2,041 feet)
Open location code
7HP8JMRX+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1236703628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
448633
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Satellite Map

Discover Al Wisham from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Al Wisham” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الوشام”
  • Arabic: “الوشم”
  • French: “Al Wisham”
  • German: “Al Wisham”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Futah and Al Fakhiriyah.

Notable Places Nearby

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