Named after the eponymous al-Hukm Palace, it is widely considered to be the antecedent to modern Riyadh since the metropolis outgrew as an offshoot of the walled town in the 1950s.

[8] King Abdulaziz Historical Center(KAHC) is a cross-district heritage complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, covering south of al-Murabba and north of al-Futah.

[15] Designed by Swedish architect Sune Lindström and modeled after the Svampen water tower in Örebro, Sweden, it was the tallest structure in the country at the time of its inauguration in 1971 and is today located within the precincts of al-Watan Park in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.

[16][17][18][19][20] National Museum Park is an umbrella term used for the agglomeration of 5 out of 8 municipal parks and gardens[20] in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, namely al-Haras, al-Soor, al-Wadi, al-Jisr and al-Madi[21][22][23][24] that adjoin the Murabba Palace compound and the premises of National Museum as well as the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives in northern section of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.

It is one of the oldest commercial districts in Riyadh and the financial nerve center of the city's downtown area,[34][35] covering east of al-Futah and al-Dirah whereas west of al-Amal, Margab and Thulaim.

It emerged in the 1940s during World War II when a number of Kuwaiti merchants and traders chose to set up an auction market just outside the northeastern fringes of the city walls.

[36] Besides being an open-air marketplace that hosts a number of large and medium-scale trading centers,[37] the surrounding locality has been the heart of the city's Bangladeshi community since the oil boom of the 1970s,[38][39] alongside Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos and Sri Lankans, who altogether contribute in almost 70% of the economic activity in the area.