Work has started on Dhahrat Namar Park in southwest Riyadh as part of Saudi Arabia’s Green Riyadh initiative.
The park, a 35km corridor covering 2.5 million square metres, will extend through six neighbourhoods: Tuwaiq, Al-Awali, Shubra, Al-Suwaidi Al-Gharbi, Al-Hazm and Namar, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City said in a statement.
The park will have more than 47,000 native, valley-adapted trees, providing shade across 54 percent of its area.
The development will include tree-lined pedestrian promenades along the neighbourhoods, 52km of walking trails and a 33km cycling…
