King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh

Visit duration: 1 hr 30 min Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)

The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), also called Al-Maliyyah, is a large mixed-use financial district in the Al-Aqeeq neighbourhood of north Riyadh and serves as Saudi Arabia's financial centre. Founded in 2007, it is managed by a company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund. Its 95 buildings, including office towers, homes, hotels and entertainment venues, cover about 1.6 million square metres, making it the largest LEED Platinum-certified mixed-use district in the world.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The master plan was overseen by Henning Larsen Architects, and individual towers were designed by firms such as HOK, Omrania, SOM, Gensler and Foster + Partners. A 9.6-mile (about 15 km) network of climate-controlled skywalks connects the buildings, the longest continuous skyway network in the world. The KAFD metro station, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and open since late 2024, links Riyadh Metro Lines 1, 4 and 6. An internal driverless monorail with six stations is planned to open to the public in 2027.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source