King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, is a cultural centre situated in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It was built by Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on December 1, 2016.- Type: Arts center
- Description: Center Culture in Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Ithra”, “King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture”, “King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture - Ithra”, and “اثراء مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز الثقافيه”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well).
Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well)
Monument
Dammam No. 7, also known as "Prosperity Well", is an oil well located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, notable for being the site where commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in the country on March 3, 1938. Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well) is situated 1½ km southeast of King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhahran and Khobar.
Dhahran
Photo: Eagleamn, Public domain.
Dhahran is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 143,936 as of 2022, it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry.
Khobar
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0.
Al Khobar is a city and governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf. With a population of 409,549 in the city core and 658,550 in the governorate, as of 2022, Khobar forms part of the Dammam metropolitan area along with Dammam and Dhahran, making up the residential core of Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf region.
Al-Thuqbah
Neighborhood
Al-Thuqbah is one of the historic and most renowned neighborhoods in the city of Al-Khobar in the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 248,888 as of 2022. Al-Thuqbah is situated 10 km southeast of King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra).
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
- Categories: cultural center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.33541° or 26° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
50.12059° or 50° 7′ 14″ eastOpen location code
7HRG84PC+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 711880052OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q28155053
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إثراء”
- Arabic: “متحف إثراء”
- Arabic: “مركز إثراء”
- Arabic: “مركز الملك عبد العزيز الثقافي”
- Arabic: “مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الثقافي العالمي”
- Chinese: “阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王世界文化中心”
- Dutch: “King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture”
- French: “Centre du roi Abdelaziz pour la connaissance et la culture”
- German: “König-Abdulaziz-Zentrum für Weltkultur”
- Hungarian: “Ithra”
- Japanese: “キング・アブドゥルアズィーズ国際文化センター”
- Urdu: “اثرا”
- Urdu: “مرکز اثرا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) and King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra).
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