Salam Park
Lakeside park on a former royal date orchard, with a palm grove, fountain and historic mosque.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Salam Park in Riyadh is about the man whose private date orchard it once was: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman, younger half-brother of King Abdulaziz. It follows him from desert campaigns in the nineteen-twenties to the royal council chamber, and to a late quarrel with his own nephew, King Faisal. Best heard from the palm grove on the park's northern side.
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