King Saud University
King Saud University 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.Photo: Abrnkak, Public domain.
- Type: College
- Description: University in Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Jāmi‘at al Malik Sa‘ūd”, “Jami`at al Malik Sa`ud”, “King Sa‘ūd University”, and “Riyadh University”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Awwal Park and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
Al-Awwal Park
Stadium
Photo: Alina.chiorean, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King Saud University Stadium, known as Al-Awwal Park due to sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In September 2020, Saudi Media Company obtained the management rights for operating the stadium. Al-Awwal Park is situated 680 metres north of King Saud University.
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a governmental organization established in 1977 as the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology; in 1985, it was renamed . King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology is situated 2 km east of King Saud University.Places in the Area
Nearby places include KAFD and Diplomatic Quarter.
KAFD
Neighborhood
Photo: Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King Abdullah Financial District 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. KAFD is situated 5 km north of King Saud University.
Diplomatic Quarter
Neighborhood
The Diplomatic Quarter, also known by its Arabic name as-Safarat, is a diplomatic enclave and an affluent residential district in northwestern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, situated in close proximity to Irqah. Diplomatic Quarter is situated 5 km south of King Saud University.
King Saud University
- Categories: university, building, research institute, and education
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“King Saud University” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Universiteti i Mbretit Saud”
- Arabic: “KSU”
- Arabic: “برنامج كراسي البحث العلمية بجامعة الملك سعود”
- Arabic: “جامعة الرياض”
- Arabic: “جامعة الملك سعود بن عبد العزيز”
- Arabic: “جامعة الملك سعود بن عبدالعزيز”
- Arabic: “جامعة الملك سعود”
- Arabic: “جامعة سعود”
- Arabic: “جامعه الملك سعود”
- Armenian: “Սաուդ արքայի համալսարան”
- Asturian: “Universidá Rey Saud”
- Basque: “Saud Erregea Unibertsitatea”
- Bengali: “বাদশাহ সৌদ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়”
- Catalan: “Universitat Rei Saüd”
- Central Kurdish: “زانکۆی شا سعود”
- Central Kurdish: “زانکۆی شا سعوود”
- Chinese: “利雅得大学”
- Chinese: “沙烏地國王大學”
- Chinese: “沙特国王大学”
- Chinese: “沙特國王大學”
- Chinese: “紹德國王大學”
- Chinese: “苏欧德国王大学”
- Czech: “Univerzita krále Saúda”
- Danish: “Kong Saud-Universitetet”
- Dutch: “Koning Saoed-universiteit”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة الملك سعود”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامعه الملك سعود”
- Esperanto: “Universitato Reĝo Saud”
- Finnish: “Kuningas Saudin yliopisto”
- French: “Université du Roi Saoud”
- French: “université du Roi-Saoud”
- French: “Université du Roi-Saoud”
- Georgian: “მეფე საუდის უნივერსიტეტი”
- German: “König Saud Universität”
- German: “König-Saud-Universität”
- Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο Βασιλέα Σαούντ”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת המלך סעוד”
- Indonesian: “Universitas Raja Saud”
- Irish: “Ollscoil Rí Saud”
- Italian: “Università Re Sa’ud”
- Japanese: “キングサウード大学”
- Kazakh: “Sawd Patşa Wnïversïteti”
- Kazakh: “Сауд Патша Университеті”
- Kazakh: “ساۋد پاتشا ۋنىيۆەرسىيتەتى”
- Korean: “킹 사우드 대학교”
- Lithuanian: “Karaliaus Saudo universitetas”
- Malay: “Universiti Raja Saud”
- Malayalam: “കിംഗ് സൌദ് യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി”
- Persian: “دانشگاه ریاض”
- Persian: “دانشگاه ملک سعود”
- Polish: “Uniwersytet Króla Sauda”
- Portuguese: “Universidade Rei Saud”
- Russian: “Университет короля Сауда”
- Serbian: “Универзитет краља Сауда”
- South Azerbaijani: “ملک سعود بیلیمیوردو”
- Spanish: “Universidad Rey Saúd”
- Swedish: “Kung Saud-universitetet”
- Tagalog: “Pamantasang Haring Saud”
- Tajik: “Донишгоҳи малик Саъуд”
- Tajik: “Донишгоҳи Риёз”
- Turkish: “Kral Saud Üniversitesi”
- Turkish: “Kral Suud Üniversitesi”
- Turkish: “Riyad Üniversitesi”
- Ukrainian: “Університет короля Сауда”
- Urdu: “شاہ سعود یونیورسٹی”
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