Tahlia Street (Riyadh)

For street with the same name in Jeddah, see Tahlia Street.

Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Road (Arabic: طريق الأمير محمد بن عبد العزيز), better known as al-Tahlia Street (Arabic: شارع التحلية, lit. 'the desalinating street') and al-Zaki Street (Arabic: شارع الذكي, lit. 'the smart street'),^[1][2] is a 4.75 km east–west commercial thoroughfare in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The street is named after the building of Saline Water Conversion Corporation,^[3][4] which is situated on its westernmost part. Tahliah Street is a popular attraction among youngsters since 2004,^[5] especially when the Saudi government introduced free Wi-Fi scheme in the avenue following its renovation by Omrania and Associates.^[6] It hosts several outlets of multinational chains of restaurants and cafeterias.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} The street has been compared to the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris, France^[12][13] and most of its visitors flock during weekends, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and national holidays.^[14][15]

Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Road

al-Tahlia Street
Office of Saudi Water Authority at Tahliah Street, 2024
Native name	شارع التحلية (Arabic)
Namesake	Muhammad bin Abdulaziz
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	24°38′28″N 46°42′52″E

It branches out from Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Awwal Road in al-Maʼdhar neighborhood and terminates at Prince Abdulaziz ibn Mosa’ad bin Jalawi Street in al-Sulaimaniyah district, cutting through al-Olaya.

The street began to lose its status of a preferred leisure destination by 2019 as a result of the emergence of new entertainment centers in Riyadh under Saudi Vision 2030.^[16]

Gallery

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  Almas Plaza, 2012
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  Karam Beirut Restaurant, 2012