Al-Wisham
الوشام | |
|---|---|
 Riyadh TV Tower, 2008 | |
  Al-Wisham  Al-Wisham | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′36″N 46°41′53″E / 24.64333°N 46.69806°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Baladiyah | Al Shumaisi |
| Emerged | 1940s |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
Al-Wisham (Arabic: الوشام, lit. 'the tattoos') is a neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2][3] located west of al-Futah and north of Umm Sulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Shumaisi. The district emerged in the 1940s when King Abdulaziz ibn Saud built palaces for his son, Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz.[4][5][6] It was later incorporated into the capital metropolis during its multiple phases of expansion between 1950s and 1970s. It hosts the Riyadh TV Tower, one of the city's major landmarks.