Al Bujairi Heritage Park
Restored mud-brick quarter of terraces and cafes facing the UNESCO-listed ruins across a desert valley.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Al Bujairi Heritage Park in Riyadh's old Diriyah looks across Wadi Hanifah at the palace ruins of At-Turaif and asks why the other bank mattered just as much. It follows the scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and the ruler Muhammad ibn Saud through the eighteenth century, and the mosque, students and library that grew up on this side of the valley. Best heard at the edge of the terrace, facing west toward the ruins.
This audio guide was created using AI.
Similar places
Historic Diriyah Fort
Mud-brick citadel ruins above a desert valley, birthplace and first capital of the Saudi state.
At-Turaif World Heritage Site
Restored mud-brick citadel on a ridge, first capital of the Saudi state and seat of its early imams.
Bujairi Terrace
Open-air dining terrace of restaurants overlooking a restored desert valley and mud-brick ruins.
Masmak Fortress
Mud-brick fortress with corner watchtowers, stormed in the raid that began the Saudi kingdom.
Murabba Historical Palace
Mud-brick royal court and residence of the kingdom's founder, built around a two-storey courtyard.
Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque
Vast stone mosque with twin minarets, linked by covered bridges to the old seat of government.