About Sadus
Why Sadus?
Because Sadus is a heritage village, parts of it restored and open since 2014, 70 km north-west of Riyadh in Diriyah Governorate, close to the Edge of the World, Diriyah and Wadi Hanifah.
Five reasons
A strategic location
Easy to reach from Riyadh: 70 km north-west of the city, in Diriyah Governorate.
An existing heritage asset
Parts of the village have been restored and open since 2014.
Connected destinations
Close to the Edge of the World, Diriyah, Al-Uyaynah, Al-Jubailah and Wadi Hanifah.
Growing demand
Growing interest in cultural experiences and domestic tourism.
National alignment
The project serves the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 in culture, tourism, quality of life and the non-profit sector.
An existing heritage asset
A village that is not starting from scratch
Parts of Sadus have been restored and open since 2014, and the old town still keeps most of its traditional buildings and features: lanes reopened between the mud-brick houses, walls and towers still standing, and a story recorded in the sources and in travellers' books.
Sadus in numbers
- age of some of the heritage buildings
- 600+ years
- extent of the site
- 258×414 m
- documentation zones
- 4
- development elements
- 8
At the heart of change
In a region living through one of the Kingdom's biggest cultural and tourism transformations.
On a natural and cultural route that runs to the Edge of the World, next to the King Khalid Royal Reserve.
See the reasons for yourself
One day in Sadus is enough to understand why.