Crown prince of Saudi Arabia renames two Riyadh areas after King Salman

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the renaming of two Riyadh neighborhoods after his father King Salman as part of efforts to develop them.

The “Al-Waha” and “Salah Al-Din” neighborhoods have been renamed as the “King Salman Neighborhood,” where the area will be redeveloped to have imporved basic services, and recreational activities, Saudi state agency SPA reported on Sunday.

Located in the heart of the capital with an area of 6.6 sq km, adjacent to King Salman Park, the neighborhood will also have Salmani architecture, a style that embodies tradition and modernity.

These development efforts aim to stimulate population and economic growth, according to SPA.

The renaming of the neighborhoods was made to honor King Salman’s five decade-long provincial leadership of Riyadh.

This project comes within the developmental and environmental efforts of the crown prince in a push to upgrade the city of Riyadh and placing it on the world map as one of the most important economic and tourism capitals in accordance with Vision 2030.