King Saud University

King Saud University is a public university in , . Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in .
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  • 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.

Stadium
King Saud University Stadium, known as due to sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium located in , Saudi Arabia. In September 2020, Saudi Media Company obtained the management rights for operating the stadium. is situated 680 metres north of King Saud University.

in , is a governmental organization established in 1977 as the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology; in 1985, it was renamed . is situated 2 km east of King Saud University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include KAFD and Diplomatic Quarter.

Neighborhood
King Abdullah Financial District is a major mixed-use financial district located in the Al-Aqeeq neighbourhood of , . It serves as the country’s financial centre and a central hub for banking, investment, and professional services. is situated 5 km north of King Saud University.

Neighborhood
The , also known by its Arabic name as-Safarat, is a diplomatic enclave and an affluent residential district in northwestern , , situated in close proximity to Irqah. is situated 5 km south of King Saud University.

King Saud University

Latitude
24.72306° or 24° 43′ 23″ north
Longitude
46.6236° or 46° 37′ 25″ east
Elevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)
Open location code
7HP8PJFF+6C
Geo­Names ID
448658
Wiki­data ID
Q1752043
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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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