UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site historic district

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the At-Turaif District is the historic mud-brick core of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the first capital of the Saudi dynasty and a major center of 18th–19th century Najdi architecture and political power.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District) canonical 1
UNESCO World Heritage Site At-Turaif 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
architecturalStyle Najdi architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Saud ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Wahhabism ⓘ
category cultural heritage ⓘ
conservationChallenges erosion of mud-brick structures ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
destructionEvent Ottoman campaign of 1818 ⓘ
endTimeAsCapital 1818 ⓘ
governingBody Saudi Ministry of Culture ⓘ
hasPart Imam Mohammad bin Saud Mosque ⓘ
Salwa Palace ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus protected archaeological zone ⓘ
inscriptionYearAsWorldHeritageSite 2010 ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
linkedToEvent Ottoman–Wahhabi War ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman–Saudi War (1811–1818)
locatedIn Diriyah ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Riyadh Province ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Arabia Standard Time ⓘ
locatedNearRiverOrValley Wadi Hanifa ⓘ
surface form: Wadi Hanifah
locatedOn edge of Wadi Hanifah ⓘ
materialUsed mud-brick ⓘ
nativeName حي الطريف ⓘ
near Diriyah ⓘ
surface form: Riyadh
officialName At-Turaif District ⓘ
surface form: At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf historic town of Diriyah ⓘ
reconstructionStatus partially restored ⓘ
restorationWorkStart early 21st century ⓘ
significance early center of political power in central Arabia ⓘ
outstanding example of Najdi urban ensemble ⓘ
significantPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
startTimeAsCapital 1744 ⓘ
UNESCORegion Arab world ⓘ
surface form: Arab States
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
UNESCOStatementOfOutstandingUniversalValue represents the birth of the First Saudi State and the development of Najdi architectural style ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1329 ⓘ
visitorAttraction yes ⓘ
wasCapitalOf First Saudi State ⓘ
House of Saud ⓘ
surface form: Saudi dynasty

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diriyah → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District) ⓘ
Diriyah Gate → associatedWith → UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District) ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site At-Turaif