Jabrah (Riyadh)

Worth seeing in and around Jabrah (Riyadh)

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.

1. 01
   Masmak 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.

   900 m · clay and mud-brick fort in the center of Riyadh · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Al 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.

   900 m · cemetery in Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Murabba 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.

   2.6 km · historic building in Riyadh · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Riyadh 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.

   3.1 km · tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Imam 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.

   1.1 km · Mosque in Riyadh · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Al-Qibli Mosque

   Al-Qibli Mosque is a historic mosque in the Manfuhah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The origins of the mosque have been traced as far back as 1689 and is one of the oldest mosques in Riyadh.

   3.4 km · Historic mosque in Riyadh built in the year 1100 AH (1688 AD). · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hareeq Dam

   Hareeq Dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Al-Hariq Governorate.

   900 m · dam in Riyadh · Wikipedia
8. 08
   King 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.

   2.5 km · Mosque in al-Murabba, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Riyadh 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.

   2.3 km · water tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Haeer dam

    Haeer Dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1976 and located in Riyadh Province.

    900 m · dam in Riyadh · Wikipedia

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Getting to Jabrah (Riyadh)

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King Khalid (RUH), 37 km · Al-Ahsa (HOF), 288 km

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Riyadh railway station, 3.5 km · Riyadh Dry Port, 3.4 km

• Hofuf → Jabrah (Riyadh)

  306 km · quickest by road, 5h 9m · SAR95–125
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• Ad Dammam → Jabrah (Riyadh)

  395 km · quickest by road, 5h 6m · SAR115–150
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