Downtown Riyadh

Downtown Riyadh وسط الرياض
Neighborhood
King Abdulaziz Historical Center
Coordinates: 24°38′47″N 46°42′55″E / 24.64627°N 46.71524°E / 24.64627; 46.71524
Country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Baladiyah	Al-Batʼha Al-Malaz Al-Shumaisi
Downtown Development Plan	2013
Neighborhoods of Downtown	Neighborhoods list Al Oud Al Salihiyah Ghubaira Margab Thulaim Al Amal Al Shumaisi Umm Sulaim Al Wisham Al Murabba Al Fouta Al Dirah Al Doho Al Qiri Gabrah Al Bateha Al Wusaita Miʼkal Al Dubiyah Al Salam

Downtown Riyadh (Arabic: وسط الرياض, lit. 'middle Riyadh') is a term used for a group of 20 neighborhoods in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Covering an area of more than 3700 acres, it hosts some of the city's most important cultural and commercial districts, such as the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, the al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr al-Hukm District, while simultaneously overlapping with many of the old city areas of the capital metropolis, including the erstwhile walled town. The first downtown development plan was introduced in 2013 by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.^[1][2]

The downtown is bounded by Al-Washm Street and Omar bin Al-Khattab Street in the north, Al-Kharj Road in the east, Ammar bin Yasir Street and Al-A’sha Street in the south, and Imam Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Street in the west.