Jarir (Riyadh)
Jarir or Jareer is an affluent residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Rabwah and east of al-Malaz in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz.
Jarir or Jareer is an affluent residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Rabwah and east of al-Malaz in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. The district is named after Umayyad-era Arab poet Jarir ibn Atiyah and emerged during the urbanization of Riyadh between the 1950s and 1970s.
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Worth seeing in and around Jarir (Riyadh)
3 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.
- 01Prince 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.
1.9 km · stadium in Riyadh · Wikipedia - 02Al Rajhi Mosque
Sheikh Sulaiman Al-Rajhi Mosque, better known as Al-Rajhi Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque in the al-Jazirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Opened in 2004, it incorporates elements of Andalusian Moorish Revival architecture and is one of the largest mosques in Riyadh besides being considered among the largest mosques in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.
2.9 km · largest congregational mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia - 03King Abdullah Park
King Abdullah Park, formerly Al-Malaz Square, is an equestrian field-turned municipal park in the al-Malazz neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Covering an area of 31.8 hectares, the square served as a horse racecourse from the early 20th century until 2002, before being reopened as the largest public park in the country in 2013.
1.8 km · public park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Jarir (Riyadh)
- Airports
- King Khalid (RUH), 32 km · Al-Ahsa (HOF), 284 km
- Stations
- Riyadh railway station, 3.1 km · Riyadh Dry Port, 3.6 km
- Hofuf → Jarir (Riyadh)300 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · SAR95–125
- Qassim → Jarir (Riyadh)Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Ad Dammam → Jarir (Riyadh)389 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · SAR110–150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Jarir (Riyadh)
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 Jarir (Riyadh). 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 Jarir (Riyadh)
Jarir (Riyadh) is 3 km from Riyadh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Al Malazz, Riyadhneighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2.1 km
- Al Rabwahneighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1.8 km
- Al Alia International Indian Schoolcommunity-based private school in Al Malazz, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia3.3 km