Sadus Heritage Village

Sadus Heritage Village is a heritage site located northwest of Riyadh City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It played a role in the history and unification of the Kingdom. The village extends in a rectangular shape from north to south and is surrounded by a wall with semi-circular towers at the corners. It has a main gate located in the middle of the southern side of the wall. It underwent a restoration project for its mud buildings and the rehabilitation of its pathways to become a destination for tourists and visitors.

Sadous Heritage Village houses significant archaeological landmarks, the most notable of which is an obelisk with inscriptions and writings dating back to ancient times, underscoring the village's importance as one of the key settlements in the Arabian Peninsula. Additionally, ancient writings and inscriptions have been discovered in the mountain range north of Sadous. The village is one of the cities of al-Arid, a historical region that was part of the Najd Region, frequently mentioned in the poetry of the ancients.

Sadous serves as a model of traditional architecture in central Arabia, showcasing old traditional buildings. One of its neighborhoods is al-Bilad Neighborhood, which is essentially a palace with five towers: Masihil Tower (al-Sultan), Mubairek Tower (demolished in 1844), Al Abdulaziz Tower, Al Mohammed Tower, and Khunan Tower (al-Kharsan), which was built in 1689.

Ar-Rass Neighborhood was built by Mishari Bin Abdulrahman Bin Muammar in 1887. The neighborhood had its own gate and mosque, and it was inhabited until 1983. Hayy Jeddah began to be settled in 1924 and was known as "al-Manakh or "ar-Riqa." It also had a mosque, and its residents left in 1990. Musaddah Neighborhood, the smallest neighborhood in Sadous, was established in 1931. Among the archaeological landmarks of Sadous is the Sadous Column, which served as a marker along ancient roads.