| Al-Fouta | |||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | City | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Riyadh | ||||||||
| Native Name: | الفوطة | ||||||||
| Governing Body: | Al Malaz Sub-Municipality | ||||||||
| Demographics Type1: | Language | ||||||||
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official | ||||||||
| Demographics1 Info1: | Arabic | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia#Asia | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ar | ||||||||
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| Area Total Km2: | 1.1145 | ||||||||
| Named For: | Al Fouta Park | ||||||||
Al-Fouta, alternatively transliterated as al-Futah, is a neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of al-Murabba and north of al-Dirah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. It emerged in the 1940s following the construction of the Red Palace for then Saudi crown prince Saud bin Abdulaziz.[1] It popularly hosts the Riyadh Water Tower, one of the notable landmarks in the city as well as the rest of the southern portion of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, including the eponymous al-Fouta Park.[2] [3] As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the east, its eastern strip partially forms part of the al-Batʼha commercial area.
The neighborhood is unofficially divided into two sections, Fouta East and Fouta West .[4] [5]