Shola Shopping Center

Shola Shopping Center
مركز الشعلة التجاري
Shola Shopping Center in the 1980s
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LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°40′35″N 46°43′8″E / 24.67639°N 46.71889°E / 24.67639; 46.71889
AddressKing Abdul Aziz Road, ad-Dhubbat
Opening dateApril 1984; 40 years ago (April 1984)
Closing date22 November 2012; 11 years ago (22 November 2012)
DeveloperBucheit Company
OwnerPrince Mishaal bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud

Shola Shopping Center (Arabic: مركز الشعلة التجاري, romanized: Markaz al-Šuʿalah al-Tiǧārī) was a shopping complex in the ad-Dhubbat neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2] Popular for its gold markets,[3] it was one of the oldest shopping centers in the country's capital at the time of its launch in 1984.[4] The complex was permanently closed in the aftermath of a fire-breakout in November 2012.[5][6] It was founded and owned by the late Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,[7] an influential royal, businessman, owner of Al Shoula Group and half-brother of the late King Fahd.

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  6. ^ "بالصور: اندلاع حريق بمركز الشعلة بالرياض ولا إصابات". اخبار 24 (in Arabic). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  7. ^ Sabri, Sharaf (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9788190125406.