{"id":34149,"date":"2021-12-11T16:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T13:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34149"},"modified":"2021-12-11T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T13:38:33","slug":"5-historic-spots-in-riyadh-most-tourists-never-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/5-historic-spots-in-riyadh-most-tourists-never-see\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Historic Spots In Riyadh Most Tourists Never See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With travelers flocking to Riyadh from all over the kingdom and beyond for the ongoing Riyadh Season, we present this list especially for those who want to get to know this city better. Yes, there\u2019s the national museum and Ad Diriyah and other big-ticket attractions where you\u2019ll get an idea of the history of this city but here are the overlooked ones that have their own stories to tell. The ones that most tourists never see.<\/p>\n<h2>The Al Qari Tower<\/h2>\n<p>Located just outside of Diriyah, this was an outpost of the city to watch out for intruders. Its location made it a spot where anyone coming to the city from the east or the north could easily be seen. A very key battle between the defenders of Ad Diriyah and the invading Ottoman forces was said to have taken place right next to it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coordinates: 24.76669012384103, 46.56614012217864<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0628\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u064a\u060c \u0628\u0623\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0634\u0639\u0628 \u0642\u0631\u064a \u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631(\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0645) \u064a\u0631\u0627\u0642\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u062f\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 (\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0621) \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 (\u062d\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u064a\u0645).<br \/>\n\u0623\u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u0633\u0643\u0631\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0633\u0641\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u062c\u060c \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0628\u0635\u0639\u0648\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u062f\u0643 \u062d\u0635\u0648\u0646 \u0633\u0645\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0642\u062a\u0644&#8221;\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639&#8221; \u0641\u064a\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u0646 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f.<br \/>\n\u062d\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0627 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0629\u060c \u0628\u062f\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0636\u062d\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u0633\u0642\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u0623\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u0642\u062a. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XjJbIrUFA\">pic.twitter.com\/3XjJbIrUFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u062f. \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0643\u064a\u0645 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0627\u062f (@aalawwad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aalawwad\/status\/1032924638131773440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Unnamed Najdi House<\/h2>\n<p>You see Najdi architecture is characterized by sun-dried mud bricks and mud. This house is one of the very few historic Najdi houses outside of Ad Diryah that still survives. The house is surrounded in mystery and very little is known about it. As opposed to other houses of the day, this one right here is unusually large. It\u2019s currently not open for tourists nonetheless it\u2019s still a sight that\u2019s worthy on a tourist map. Just look at those beautiful parapets.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coordinates: 24.64449393627319, 46.714491338309834<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34152\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34152 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-scaled-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-scaled-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-scaled-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/11163631\/20180410_114555-samer-mokhtar-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Samer Mokhtar\/Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Thumari Gate<\/h2>\n<p>Riyadh was once surrounded by walls at the heart of which was the grand Masmak Fort. The walls and the gates leading into the city have long gone as the city mushroomed into an urban metropolis. But there\u2019s one gate that survives, at least a reconstructed version of it \u2013 the Thumari Gate. The beige-colored gate blends in perfectly with dark office blocks that surround it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coordinates: 24.631103062865044, 46.71544003185735<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u062f\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0645\u064a\u0631\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ds5DE32Ws\">pic.twitter.com\/4ds5DE32Ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0631\u0627\u0634\u062f \u0627\u0628\u0648\u062d\u0645\u0631 (@rashidad_a) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashidad_a\/status\/1074596678773157888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Red Palace<\/h2>\n<p>The Red Palace was erected by King Abdul Aziz, the Kingdom&#8217;s founder, for his son Saud, the then crown prince and heir to the throne, to reside with his mother in Riyadh&#8217;s Al-Fouta area. The palace was the site of several important political events. Mohammed Binladin, a contractor, and a number of Egyptian architects collaborated on the construction of the palace in 1945. It was the city\u2019s first concrete and steel construction.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coordinates: 24.643097059657944, 46.7091487866172<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0645\u0631<\/a> \u0628\u0640 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a>\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0640 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0643_\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f<\/a> \u0631\u062d\u0645\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0628\u064f\u0646\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 1942\u0645 \u0648\u064a\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0628\u0646\u0649 \u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0634\u064a\u064a\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645\u0646\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0645\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vSWZA0k8MZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vSWZA0k8MZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 (@SaudiProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiProject\/status\/1106520189196271616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque<\/h2>\n<p>Named after the founder of the second Saudi State, Imam Turki Bin Abdullah, the mosque is believed to be one of the oldest (if not the oldest) surviving mosques in Riyadh. The oldest mentions of the mosque date back to the 17th century \u2013 even the city of Riyadh wasn\u2019t founded back then. There was just a group of scattered villages back then. Historically, the mosque doubled up as an Islamic seminary as well, attracting students from across the region. The mosque itself is an architectural masterpiece that\u2019s been restored and rebuilt several times since its founding back in the 17th century. This isn\u2019t the only historic mosque of the city though there are several others like the Sheikh Abdullah Mosque Al-Thumairy Mosque and Al Hilla mosque that are really really old.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coordinates: 24.631040242912587, 46.71031138115977<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHz6sochYEf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHz6sochYEf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Faiyaz Nasser (@faiyaz_nr)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With travelers flocking to Riyadh from all over the kingdom and beyond for the ongoing Riyadh Season, we present this list especially for those who want to get to know this city better. 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