Al Fouta Garden

Al Fouta Garden
Al Fouta Garden, 2024
Type	Urban park
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	24°38′21″N 46°42′33″E
Opened	1957 23 September 2008 (reopening)

Al-Fouta Garden (Arabic: حديقة الفوطة, possibly attributing to Ghouta), is a municipal park in the al-Fouta neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of the Red Palace. Established in 1957 on the grounds of unowned palm groves,[1] it is considered to be the first public park in Riyadh. As per widely held beliefs, the park's name is an aberration of Ghouta, a countryside suburban area of the Syrian capital Damascus. The name was purportedly suggested by a Syrian engineer employed in the Riyadh Municipality who, owing to its verdure, attributed it to the place .[2] However, its historical accuracy has been often contested.[3] The park started to receive large number of visitors after its complete rehabilitation and reopening by Prince Dr. Abdulaziz Ayyaf al-Muqrin in 2008.[4] It is part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.

References

1. "نشأة منفوحة الجديدة وحي الفوطة وحلة القصمان في الرياض". www.alriyadh.com. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
2. "ماضي "الحدائق المسوّرة" انتهى مع انفتاح المجتمع وخروجه من عزلته!". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
3. "تسمية الفوطة تسمية محلية.. وفي الرياض العديد من الأحياء نسبت إلى عوائل وأسر". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
4. "تُعتبر من أقدم الحدائق في مدينة الرياض". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.