How Walkable
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How walkable is Al Rabwah?

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Al Rabwah has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh, which scores 70 as a whole.

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

259 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Rabwah. The nearest grocery is Korean Mini Market, about 22 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, coffee and schools. It is weakest for groceries.

Groceries
Korean Mini Market
22min0.3 of 3 points
  • Tamimi Markets23 min
  • Panda Supermarket (هايبر بنده)26 min
Restaurants & bars
Jan Burger - جان برجر‎
5min2.8 of 3 points
  • دانكن دونتس5 min
  • House of Damascus Patties6 min
Shopping
Al Sadhan Stores أسواق السدحان
7min1.6 of 2 points
  • بقالة الزاوية7 min
  • أغصان للزهور9 min
Coffee
Dunkin' - دانكن
5min2.0 of 2 points
  • Caribou Coffee5 min
  • كاريبو5 min
Banks
بنك الرياض
9min0.8 of 1 point
  • SABB Bank ATM | بنك ساب12 min
  • البنك العربي14 min
Parks
Unnamed park
10min0.7 of 1 point
  • Al Nahda Park North12 min
  • Al Natha Park South12 min
Schools
براعم الغد
4min1.0 of 1 point
  • مدرسة المسعودي المتوسطة22 min
  • Khaled International Schools24 min
Books & libraries
مكتبة جرير
12min0.6 of 1 point
  • Jarir Bookstore مكتبة جرير26 min
Culture & entertainment
سكاي زون
10min0.7 of 1 point
  • Saffori Land29 min

Measured from the mapped centre of Al Rabwah at 24.6934, 46.7589. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.

Street layout

Within 800 m of the centre there are about 212 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

Walkability across Al Rabwah

Walkability scores across the 1.9 km around the centre of Al Rabwah70727567805763637580647445676974844964495281715881485183757182566958746782458380587752485475765777585767846278637363776068N
  • 90+
  • 70–89
  • 50–69
  • 25–49
  • 0–24

Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.9 km around the centre of Al Rabwah. Rings mark 950 m and 1.9 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

Nearby neighbourhoods in Riyadh

NeighbourhoodDistanceScore
Al Khaldiyeh neighborhood7.7 km38
Al Dubiyah9.2 km56
Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh13.7 km48
King Abdullah Financial District14.4 km68

See every neighbourhood ranked on the Riyadh page.

Questions about walking in Al Rabwah

Is Al Rabwah walkable?

Partly. Al Rabwah in Riyadh has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.

Is Al Rabwah more walkable than the rest of Riyadh?

Al Rabwah is less walkable than Riyadh as a whole: it scores 67, against 70 for the 5 km around Riyadh's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Rabwah 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 Rabwah it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.9 km 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.