Culture

Diriyah

الدرعية
Partially openRiyadh

At-Turaif, Bujairi Terrace and Zallal are open to visitors (Diriyah visitor site, Jun 2026) while other districts are under construction; over SAR 4.9bn of new contracts and investments were signed in H1 2026 (Diriyah Company, 22 Jul 2026).

Development area (Diriyah 1 and 2 masterplans)
14 km²
At-Turaif inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
2010
Targeted annual visits
50 million a year by 2030

Target: 2030 — Diriyah Company CEO Jerry Inzerillo said historic Diriyah 'will be done' by Expo 2030. This was revised from the previously stated end-2027 and is a CEO statement, not a published schedule.

Approximate location

A Public Investment Fund giga-project developing Diriyah, home of the First Saudi State and rooted in At-Turaif, into a destination that combines heritage, culture and modern living.

Shape on the map: At-Turaif (World Heritage) and the Diriyah Gate works as mapped in OpenStreetMap; the development area is 14 km² — way 978220391 · way 767435991 · way 977392651 · way 332275758 (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)

Open on the map