Al Murabba
Al-Murabba, historically known as Beneyah, is a neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Wazarat and north of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz.
Al-Murabba, historically known as Beneyah, is a neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Wazarat and north of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. Its name reportedly comes from a broken square-shaped dry well around which the Murabba Palace was built in the 1940s and from where latter's name gets derived as well. It was built on the site of Beneyah, one of the towns that emerged in the aftermath of the disintegration of Hajr al-Yamamah in 16th century and is today situated in close proximity to the al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr al-Hukm District.
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Worth seeing in and around Al Murabba
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Masmak Fort
Al Masmak Palace, also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Fort, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in close proximity to the al-Hukm Palace in the Qasr al-Hukm District. Commissioned in 1865 by Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud, it was completed in 1895 following the takeover of the town by the Rashidi dynasty.
1.7 km · clay and mud-brick fort in the center of Riyadh · Wikipedia - 02Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is set to be a venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and has a proposed capacity of 46,865 people following refurbishments, where it will host fixtures in the group stage and round of 32.
3.5 km · stadium in Riyadh · Wikipedia - 03Al Oud cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery is a public cemetery in the al-Owd neighbourhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, known for being the resting place of several members of the Saudi royal family. The word "al-ʿŪud", in Peninsular Arabic means "elder ", likely referring to King Abdulaziz, who was buried in the cemetery.
3.1 km · cemetery in Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia - 04Murabba Palace
Murabba Palace is a historic palace in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. One of the first buildings erected outside the walls of the old city, it served as the official workplace and main residence of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud from 1938 until his death in 1953.
100 m · historic building in Riyadh · Wikipedia - 05Riyadh TV Tower
The Riyadh TV Tower is a 170-metre-high television tower in the Al-Wisham neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Construction began in 1975 and was completed in 1982.
1.5 km · tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia - 06Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque
The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Riyadh, is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to al-Hukm Palace compound, in Deera Square. It was established in the period c. 1830, during the reign of Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud.
1.7 km · Mosque in Riyadh · Wikipedia - 07Alfaisal University
Alfaisal University is a private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the compound enclosing the vicinity of the al-Ma'dhar Palace. Established in 2002, the institute offers courses in various subjects up to post graduation and is named after King Faisal bin Abdulalziz.
3.9 km · Private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia - 08Hareeq Dam
Hareeq Dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Al-Hariq Governorate.
1.7 km · dam in Riyadh · Wikipedia - 09King Abdulaziz Mosque
King Abdulaziz Mosque, is a historic Friday mosque in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located next to the Murabba Palace compound and the National Museum Park in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. Covering an area of 5540 square meters, it was first built around the 1940s, corresponding with the construction of Murabba Palace.
100 m · Mosque in al-Murabba, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia - 10Riyadh Water Tower
Riyadh Water Tower, locally known as Burj al-Khazzaan or simply al-Khazzaan, is a 61-meters tall conical-shaped cylindrical water tower and a prominent cultural landmark in the al-Futah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Swedish architect Sune Lindström and modeled after the Svampen water tower in Örebro, Sweden, it was the tallest structure in the country at the time of its inauguration in 1971 and is today located within the precincts of al-Watan Park in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.
300 m · water tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al Murabba
- Airports
- King Khalid (RUH), 35 km · Al-Ahsa (HOF), 289 km
- Stations
- Riyadh railway station, 3.1 km · Riyadh Dry Port, 3.6 km
- Hofuf → Al Murabba305 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · SAR95–125
- Qassim → Al Murabba99 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · SAR39–55
- Ad Dammam → Al Murabba393 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · SAR110–150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Al Murabba
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Al Murabba. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundFlat-fare minibuses (SR3) rumble the streets of Riyadh, but these are mostly used by laborers.
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Next door to Al Murabba
Al Murabba is 5 km from Riyadh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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