Al Masmak Palace

Al Masmak Palace, 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: clay and mud-brick fort in the center of Riyadh
  • Also known as: “Masmak”, “Masmak Fort”, “Qaṣr al-Maṣmak”, and “قلعة مسمك”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deera Square and Al Doho.

Square
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, 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. is situated 160 metres west of Al Masmak Palace.

Commercial area
, formerly Haara al-Hilla and alternatively transliterated as al-Daho, al-Duhu or al-Dahu, is a historic neighborhood situated within the former old city walls of southern , , located in the Qasr al-Hukm District of al-Batʼha sub-municipality. is situated 210 metres south of Al Masmak Palace.

Metro station
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Qasr Al-Hukm Metro Station is a rapid transit interchange station in the Al-Qiri neighborhood of , . It serves the Blue Line and Orange Line of the Riyadh Metro and is located south of the Qasr Al-Hukm District. is situated 390 metres southeast of Al Masmak Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riyadh and Al-Dubiyah.

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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.

Suburb
Al-Owd, alternatively transliterated as al-Oud or al-ʼUd, is a former village and a residential neighborhood in , located south of Margab and west of al-Salhiyah in the sub-municipality of al-Batha.

Al Masmak Palace

Latitude
24.63121° or 24° 37′ 52″ north
Longitude
46.71333° or 46° 42′ 48″ east
Inception
1895
Open location code
7HP8JPJ7+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1385940120
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q751987
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Al Masmak Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المصمك”
  • Arabic: “حصن المصمك”
  • Arabic: “قصر المصمك”
  • Arabic: “قلعة المصمك”
  • Bengali: “মাসমাক দুর্গ”
  • Catalan: “fort Masmak”
  • Chinese: “瑪斯馬克城堡”
  • Chinese: “馬斯馬克要塞”
  • Chinese: “馬斯麥堡壘”
  • Chinese: “马斯马克要塞”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر المصمك”
  • French: “fort Masmak”
  • French: “Fort Masmak”
  • German: “Al-Masmak-Festung”
  • German: “Fort Masmak”
  • Hausa: “Fadar Al Masmak”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת אל-מסמכ”
  • Hungarian: “Turajf”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Masmak”
  • Japanese: “マスマク城”
  • Persian: “قصر المصمک”
  • Polish: “Fort Masmak”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Masmak”
  • Russian: “Замок Масмак”
  • Russian: “Масмак”
  • Serbian: “Масмак”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Масмак”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Masmak”
  • Spanish: “Masmak fort”
  • Swedish: “Masmakfortet”
  • Tamil: “மஸ்மக் கோட்டை”
  • Thai: “ป้อมมัศมัก”
  • Turkish: “Masmak Kalesi”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Masmak”

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