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At-Turiaf District in ad-Dir'iyah

2010

• The second Saudi site to be registered on the World Heritage List.
• It is located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.
• It bears traces of the Najdi architectural style that is unique to the center of the Arabian Peninsula.The first capital of the Al Saud royal family.
• It was founded in the fifteenth century.
• It includes traces of many palaces.