Al-Watan Park | |
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حديقة الوطن | |
Location | King Faisal Road, Al Fouta, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°38′42″N 46°42′43″E / 24.64500°N 46.71194°E |
Area | 2.9 hectares |
Opened | 27 December 2005 |
Part of | King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre |
Al-Watan Park (Arabic: حديقة الوطن) is a 2.9 hectares municipal park that encircles the Riyadh Water Tower and is one of the eight municipal parks and gardens that constitute the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre in al-Fouta neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2] Inaugurated in December 2005 by then Riyadh governor Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz,[3][4] it is also popular for its large iconic model resembling the map of the Arabian Peninsula besides canals and waterfalls that surround the water tower.[5]