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How walkable is Al Dubiyah?

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Al Dubiyah has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh, which scores 70 as a whole.

56 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
#3 of 5
in Riyadh
70
Riyadh overall
55
at the centre
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What's within walking distance

166 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Dubiyah. The nearest grocery is Othaim Markets, about 17 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks. It is weakest for groceries, schools and books & libraries.

Groceries
Othaim Markets
17min1.0 of 3 points
  • Nesto Hypermarket Batha26 min
Restaurants & bars
Burger King
6min2.0 of 3 points
  • بازهير للحلويات Bazuhair Sweets10 min
  • اوشيقر10 min
Shopping
عبايات سلطانة ستور
8min1.4 of 2 points
  • شركة أقمشة التميز9 min
  • سوق مكة التجاري11 min
Coffee
Dunkin' - دانكن
9min1.5 of 2 points
  • ستاربوكس11 min
  • RESLA11 min
Banks
Al Rajhi Bank
11min0.7 of 1 point
  • SABB Bank ATM | بنك ساب15 min
  • صراف بنك الجزيره24 min
Parks
Unnamed park
3min1.0 of 1 point
  • حديقة السلام4 min
  • حديقة العود16 min
Schools
None within a 30 minute walk
–-0.0 of 1 point
Books & libraries
مكتبات العقيلي- Alokily Store
17min0.3 of 1 point
  • وزارة الرئاسة العامة للبحوث العلمية21 min
  • مكتبة الكراسة21 min
Culture & entertainment
Museum
15min0.4 of 1 point
  • قصر المصمك15 min
  • Riyadh National Zoo27 min

Measured from the mapped centre of Al Dubiyah at 24.6227, 46.7119. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.

Street layout

Within 800 m of the centre there are about 354 street intersections per km², and blocks average 46 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

Walkability across Al Dubiyah

Walkability scores across the 400 m around the centre of Al Dubiyah55515055546059475149605964484655536464454449445248605864637069464255526969445043646274454148415347595668687374464056517273N
  • 90+
  • 70–89
  • 50–69
  • 25–49
  • 0–24

Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Al Dubiyah. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

Nearby neighbourhoods in Riyadh

NeighbourhoodDistanceScore
Al Khaldiyeh neighborhood4.5 km38
Al Rabwah9.2 km67
Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh11 km48
King Abdullah Financial District17.5 km68

See every neighbourhood ranked on the Riyadh page.

Questions about walking in Al Dubiyah

Is Al Dubiyah walkable?

Partly. Al Dubiyah in Riyadh has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.

Is Al Dubiyah more walkable than the rest of Riyadh?

Al Dubiyah is less walkable than Riyadh as a whole: it scores 56, against 70 for the 5 km around Riyadh's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Riyadh neighbourhoods on How Walkable.

What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Riyadh?

Of the 5 Riyadh neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are King Abdullah Financial District (68), Al Rabwah (67) and Al Dubiyah (56).

How is the walkability score of Al Dubiyah calculated?

The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Al Dubiyah it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.