Riyadh city fortifications
Fortified wall which once encircled the old city of Riyadh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Riyadh city fortifications (Arabic: سور مدينة الرياض, romanized: Sūr madīnat ar-Riyāḍ) were series of earth-structured defensive walls with watchtowers and gates that encircled the walled town of Riyadh, in modern-day Riyadh, Saudi Arabia intermittently from 1740s[1] until they were finally demolished in 1950.[2] Subsequently, Riyadh outgrew as a metropolis[3] and the area covering the perimeters of the walled town was renamed as the Qasr al-Hukm District in 1973. The town within the walls served as the administrative center of the Saudi government until 1938, when King Abdulaziz ibn Saud shifted his workplace and residence to the Murabba Palace.
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Riyadh city wall | |
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سور مدينة الرياض | |
Part of Old Riyadh | |
Type | Series of earth-structured defensive fortifications |
Site history | |
Built | 1740s |
Built by | Daham bin Dawas al-Shalaan |
In use | 1950 (1950) |
Materials | Mud-brick |
Fate | demolished |
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