One Hundred Palm Trees Park
Overview
The garden is bordered to the al-Watan Park from the east and the al-Yamamah Park from the west. It is situated at King Saud Road and overlooks the Murabba Square in the National Museum Park. The work on the garden began in early May 1997 by the Riyadh Development Authority under the directives of then Riyadh governor Prince Salman ibn Abdulaziz. The Palm Oasis garden was inaugurated in 1999 following the establishment of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center during the reign of King Fahd. The garden was planted with 100 date palms to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Emirate of Riyadh, the first iteration of modern-day Saudi Arabia, following Ibn Saud's victory over the Ottoman-backed Emirate of Ha'il. Ibn Saud's victory in the Battle of Riyadh in 1902 set a prelude to the unification of Saudi Arabia almost thirty years later in 1932.