At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah
At-Turaif is a historic district located in Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh. It is regarded as one of the more important political and historical sites in Saudi Arabia, as it represented the capital of the early Saudi kingdom.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: UNESCO world heritge site in Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “At-Turaif District”
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 8 km northeast of At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah.
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 near Irqah. Diplomatic Quarter is situated 8 km southeast of At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah.
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah
- Categories: neighborhood, geographical feature, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
24.73315° or 24° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
46.57274° or 46° 34′ 22″ eastOperator
SCTAOpen location code
7HP8PHMF+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 978220391OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q22687629
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الطريف”
- Arabic: “حي الطريف في الدرعية”
- Arabic: “حي الطريف”
- Chinese: “德拉伊耶遗址的阿图赖夫区”
- Dutch: “At-Turaif district in ad-Dir’iyah”
- Dutch: “At-Turaif District”
- French: “District d’at-Turaif à ad-Dir’iyah”
- French: “district d’at-Turaif”
- German: “At-Turaif”
- German: “Ortsteil at-Turaif in Diriyya”
- Hebrew: “נפת א-טוריף”
- Italian: “Distretto di al-Turayf ad al-Dirʿiyya”
- Japanese: “ディルイーヤのトライフ”
- Malayalam: “അൽ തുരൈഫ്”
- Maltese: “Distrett ta‘ At-Turaif”
- Maltese: “Distrett ta’ At-Turaif”
- Persian: “ناحیه الطریف”
- Russian: “Аль-Тариф”
- Slovenian: “četrt Al Turaif”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Al-Turaif”
- Spanish: “Distrito de At Turaif en ad Dir’iyá”
- Spanish: “Distrito de At Turaif”
- Turkish: “Et-Tureyf Bölgesi”
- Urdu: “الطریف ضلع”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Traditional Architecture Museum and Arabian Horse Museum.
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