Al Ma‘dhar
Al Ma‘dhar is a street in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. Al Ma‘dhar is situated nearby to the neighborhood Diplomatic Quarter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riyadh TV Tower and Al Yamamah Palace.
Riyadh TV Tower
Tower
Photo: Ammar shaker, Public domain.
Riyadh TV Tower is a 170-meter-high television tower located in the al-Wisham neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was built from 1978 to 1981 and surpassed the Riyadh Water Tower as the tallest building in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh TV Tower is situated 2½ km east of Al Ma‘dhar.
Al Yamamah Palace
Building
Al Yamamah Palace is the official workplace and residence of the King of Saudi Arabia and the seat of the royal court since 1988. Named after the historic al-Yamama region, the palace is located in the al-Hada district of northwestern Riyadh and was built in 1988 during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz. Al Yamamah Palace is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Ma‘dhar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riyadh and Diplomatic Quarter.
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, slightly east of the center of the country in the heart of the Tuwaig escarpment.
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 6 km northwest of Al Ma‘dhar.
Al Ma‘dhar
- Type: Street
- Also known as: “AlMa`dhar”, “Maather Street”, and “Shāri‘ al Ma‘adhar”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.65056° or 24° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
46.67016° or 46° 40′ 13″ eastElevation
609 metres (1,998 feet)Open location code
7HP8MM2C+63GeoNames ID
9085868
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In Other Languages
“Al Ma‘dhar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المعذر”
- Arabic: “شارع المعذر”
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