The popular village is one of the prominent tourist attractions in the Eastern Region. A visitor can get to know the Saudi civilization with its past and present by wandering in the five floors of the popular village.
Starting from the great foyer and through your tour in its corridors will get to know Najd. The popular village is one of the prominent tourist attractions in the Eastern Region.
It was built by Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on December 1, 2016. It is operated by
Saudi Aramco and is currently the company’s main corporate social responsibility initiative with a focus on culture,
learning and cross – cultural activities. The center is located where the first commercial Saudi oilfield was found in
March 1938.
The center incorporates a museum, children museum, library, cinema, theater, and exhibition halls. It was designed
by the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta. The center has been listed in Time magazine as one of the world’s top
100 places to visit and attracted one million visitors in 2019. The director of Ithra is Hussain N. Hanbazazah.
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