Wadi al-Dawasir is a city and governorate in the south of Nejd. It is described as a gateway to the Empty Quarter.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Wadi Ad Dawasir Domestic Airport. Small airport with a daily flight from Riyadh and three flights a week from Jeddah, both services operated by the national carrier Saudia.
By bus
[edit]There are frequent buses operated by Saptco from Riyadh (7 daily departures, travel time about 8h) and Abha (3 daily departures, travel time about 5-6h).
By car
[edit]Wadi al-Dawasir is on Highway 10 between Riyadh and Abha.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Palace of King Abdulaziz. Clay palace built between 1911 and 1916.
- 1 Al Faw archaeological site (100 km SW from Wadi al-Dawasir). Nowadays a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, this was once an important crossroads and trading town, which was abandoned in the 5th century CE.
