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Description
Property Name: The Heritage Village of Sadous
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2020
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province : Ad Diriyah
Town: Riyadh
Geographic coordinates: 24°59’37.92 N
46°12’27.57″ E
Historic Period: –
Year of Construction: –
Style: –
Orginal Use: Settlement
Current Use: Historical District
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The village of Sadous is located 70 km northwest of the city of Riyadh. Sadous is one of the most beautiful and important heritage villages in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which represents the traditional architectural style of the buildings of the central region due to the unique elements and stucco decorations contained in its homes. The town is known for the pre-Islamic period and has a reputation in The Islamic era, with an area of about 100 thousand square meters, is characterized by being one of the few remaining models in the region despite the demolition of parts of it, and it consists of a group of housing units contiguous to each other and their number is about 120 houses that vary in size and are consistent with being built on two floors.
Selection Criteria
i. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Well preserved
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage