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Riyadh Gallery Mall
Riyadh Gallery Mall (), or simply Riyadh Gallery, is an indoor shopping center and a commercial complex located in the King Fahd District of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inaugurated in 2007, it covers an area of almost 38 acres and was owned by Saudi businessman Sheikh Saleh al-Rajhi. It is among the most popular malls in Riyadh and includes several retail outlets, hypermarkets and department stores. History In late July 2006, ''Al Jazirah'' newspaper reported that the Riyadh Gallery Mall has neared eighty percent of its completion, and the Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Business Council has decided to launch the shopping complex on August 28, 2007 (15 Sha'ban 1428). The mall was auctioned in 2019. Design The complex has 4 floors and 170 stores in total. It has 7 gates for entrance and exit. See also * List of shopping malls in Saudi Arabia This is a list of shopping malls in Saudi Arabia. Western Region Jeddah * Mall of Arabia * Red Sea Mall * Serafi Mega Mall * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. It is the largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.6 million people in 2019, making it the most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, 3rd most populous in the Middle East, and 38th most populous in Asia. The first mentioning of the city by the name ''Riyadh'' was in 1590, by an early Arab chronicler. In 1737, Deham Ibn Dawwas, who was from the neighboring Manfuha, settled in and took control of the city. Deham built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern-day Saudi Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi
Sheikh Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (1921 – February 12, 2011) ( ar, الشيخ صالح بن عبد العزيز الراجحي) was a Saudi businessman and philanthropist who founded the Al-Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic banking institution. The eldest of the Al Rajhi family, he was engaged in other successful industries such as construction, real estate and agriculture. Aside from being a prominent Saudi businessman, he was also a philanthropist known for significant contributions in the field of agriculture, education and health. During his later years, Al Rajhi established instructions for the establishment of a foundation to manage continuous endowments towards the charities which he had constantly supported in life. Early life Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz bin Saleh ibn Suleiman ibn Mohammed ibn Suleiman ibn Nasser Al Rajhi was born 1921 in Al-Bukayriyah, Qassim, KSA. His father, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al-Rajhi was a farmer and trader of lesser means. After his father's move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jazirah (newspaper)
Al Jazirah (Arabic: الجزيرة; ''The Island'') is a daily Arabic newspaper published in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Its sister newspaper is ''Al Masaiya'', which is the only afternoon newspaper in the country with limited influence and readership. The paper is published in broadsheet format with 48 pages, both colour and black and white contents. It has more than thirty national and international branches. History and profile ''Al Jazirah'' was established in 1960 by Al Jazirah Corporation. The chairman of the newspaper is Mutlaq bin Abdullah. Othman Al Omeir who owns the liberal Arabic e-newspaper ''Elaph'' was a member of the paper's board of directors. Furthermore, he was a sport correspondent in the early 1970s and later, London correspondent of the paper. In 1977, Abdel Rahman Al Rashid was appointed editor-in-chief of the daily, who also served as a correspondent and as its Washington bureau chief from 1981 to 1985. As of 2013 the editor-in-chief of the newspaper was Khalid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shopping Malls In Saudi Arabia
This is a list of shopping malls in Saudi Arabia. Western Region Jeddah * Mall of Arabia * Red Sea Mall * Serafi Mega Mall * Haifa Mall * Aziz Mall * Al Salaam Mall Central * Kingdom Centre * Riyadh Gallery Future malls * Jeddah Economic City Mall , Jeddah * Mall of Saudi , Riyadh * The Avenues , Riyadh * Al Jawhara Mall (The Village) , Jeddah * Jawharat Mall , Jeddah See also * Economy of Saudi Arabia * Tourism in Saudi Arabia References {{Portal, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ... Shopping malls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
