Al-Wisham
الوشام | |
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Coordinates: 24°38′36″N 46°41′53″E / 24.64333°N 46.69806°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Baladiyah | Al Shumaisi |
Emerged | 1940s |
Language | |
• Official | Arabic |
Al-Wisham (Arabic: الوشام, lit. 'the tattoos') is a neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2][3] located west of al-Futah and north of Umm Sulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Shumaisi. The district emerged in the 1940s when King Abdulaziz ibn Saud built palaces for his son, Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz.[4][5][6] It was later incorporated into the capital metropolis during its multiple phases of expansion between 1950s and 1970s. It hosts the Riyadh TV Tower, one of the city's major landmarks.