Established | 1 December 2016 |
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Type | Cultural center |
Focus | Culture, art, innovation, cross-cultural engagement, education, content creation, library, film, theater |
Location | |
Key people | Abdullah Alrashid, Director |
Website | www |
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture[1] (Arabic: مركز الملك عبد العزيز الثقافي العالمي), also known as Ithra (Arabic: إثراء, 'enrichment'[2]), is a cultural centre situated in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.[3] It was built by Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on December 1, 2016.[4]
It is operated by Saudi Aramco.[5] The center is located where the first commercial Saudi oilfield was found in March 1938.[6]
The center has a museum, library, cinema, theater, and exhibition halls.[6] It was designed by the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta.[7] The center has been listed in Time magazine as one of the world's top 100 places to visit[1][8] and attracted one million visitors in 2019.[9]