Al-Oud (), alternatively al-ʼUd is a residential neighborhood and a subject of
Baladiyah al-Batha in southern
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 th ...
,
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 ...
. Spread across 291 hectares, its popular for hosting the famous
al-Oud cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery () is a public cemetery in al-Oud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, known for being the resting place of many kings, crown princes and royals of the second and current Saudi states. The word "''al-ʿŪud"'', in Peninsular Arabic means "eld ...
.
It shares borders with
Gabrah and
al-Bateha neighborhoods to the west and
as-Salhiyah and
Ghubaira
Ghubaira (), alternatively at times al-Ghubairah, () is a residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsul ...
h neighborhoods to the east.
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Neighbourhoods in Riyadh