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Description
Property Name: Khuzam Palace Al Hofuf
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2020
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Al Ahsa
Town: Al Hofuf
Geographic coordinates: 25°22’4.86″N 49°34’36.80″E
Historic Period: 18th Century
Year of Construction: 1805
Style:
Original Use: Palace / Castle
Current Use: Touristic
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Khuzam Palace is located in the old Al-Raqiqa neighborhood in the city of Al-Hofuf, built by the order of Imam Abdul Aziz between 1209 AH – 1210 AH. Architecturally, the external and internal architecture of the palace is distinguished by its decorative and constructional styles. This qualifies the palace to be one of the important tourist sites in Al-Hofuf.
Selection Criteria
ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
State of Preservation
The lower parts of the outer wall were restored in 1988 and there are corridors from the top for monitoring and openings for soldiers to fire in cases of emergency. The General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage in Al-Ahsa is protecting historical sites in the governorate with surveillance cameras to guard against graffiti attacks on its walls.
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage