Al Owd
Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Al-Owd (Arabic: حي العود), alternatively transliterated as al-Oud or al-ʼUd, is a former village and a residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of Margab and west of al-Salhiyah in the sub-municipality of al-Batha.[1] Covering an area of 291 hectares,[2] it contains the famous al-Oud cemetery.[3][4] It shares borders with Gabrah and al-Bateha neighborhoods to the west and as-Salhiyah and Ghubairah neighborhoods to the east.
Al-Owd
حي العود | |
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Al Ras Street, 2024 | |
  Al-Owd Location within Saudi Arabia  Al-Owd Location within Asia | |
| Coordinates: 24°37′39″N 46°43′34″E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Baladiyah Al Batha |
| Area | |
• Total | 291 ha (720 acres) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
In popular culture
The neighborhood was featured in the 2020 Saudi Arabian drama film The Tambour of Retribution.
