King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives

King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives
دارة الملك عبد العزيز
LocationAl Murabba, King Abdulaziz Historical Center, Riyadh 12631, Saudi Arabia
Established12 September 1972; 52 years ago (12 September 1972)
Other information
Websitewww.darah.org.sa
One of King Abdulaziz's vehicles on display at the King Abdulaziz Memorial Hall, 2012

King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (KAFRA) (Arabic: دارة الملك عبد العزيز), better known as Darah,[1] is a cultural institution in the Al Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located between the Murabba Palace compound and the National Museum. It includes the King Abdulaziz Memorial Hall and King Abdulaziz Private Library.[2] Established in September 1972 through a royal decree by King Faisal,[3] it was later included in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center in 1999.[4]

The Darah mainly involves in collections management and preservation of documents and archives pertaining to King Abdulaziz, the first monarch of Saudi Arabia, his successors and the national history in general.

The chairman of the foundation is Faisal bin Salman Al Saud who was appointed to the post on 12 December 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "King Abdul Aziz Foundation offers a quarter of its Arabic content online". Arab News. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "دارة الملك عبدالعزيز تكشف أكثر من 3 آلاف كتاب جمعها "المؤسس" خلال حياته". Okaz (in Arabic). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ القرني, علي خضران (5 March 2021). "دارة الملك عبدالعزيز ودورها في خدمة التاريخ والتراث". Al Madina (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ Bsheer, Rosie (2020). Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia. Stanford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-5036-1258-7.
  5. ^ "King Salman issues royal decrees". Argaam. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.