The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) project in Riyadh covers an area of 1.6 million square meters, comparable in size to London's Canary Wharf. KAFD will contain the headquarters of the Saudi stock exchange, banks, financial institutions, and multinational corporations. It will also include a financial academy, offices, apartments, and recreational facilities. The tallest building at KAFD, the Financial Market Tower, will be 385 meters high and located at the center of the district.

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Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures about KAFD:
Area Item
1.608.029 m2 Project total area
3.085.026 m2 Total building area
2.302.781 m2 Total parking area
2853738 m2 Total area of floors to be leased
1.658.117 m2 Offices
626.811 m2 Residential apartments
152.511 m2 Hotels
52.838 m2 Total business area
52.550 m2 Exhibitions & Conference halls
310.912 m2 Retail shops
71.487 m2 Government & community
service buildings
159.878 m2 Promotional buildings
61.472 parks Number of parks
385 m / Financial Market Height of the highest building
Project in brief
• The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, may Allah protect him, laid the foundation stone
of this financial edifice in Riyadh on 11/4/1427H, with the aim to bring together the financial institutions, as well as the other
financial bodies and the relevant facilities and services, under the name: King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD).
• The project is completely owned by the Public Pension Agency (PPA), represented by its investment arm, Al­Raidah
Investment Company, by which the project is carried out and managed.
• The project is located north of Riyadh, on a total area of 1.6 million square meters. In terms of size, it is comparable to
London Canary Wharf, which occupies an area of 345.000 square meters.
• KAFD will also contain the headquarters of the Financial Market (Tadawul), in addition to a financial academy, and the
premises of numerous banks, companies and other financial institutions, alongside financial services companies and other

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multinational corporations.
• The project is especially designed to meet the growing demand for class­A offices equipped with all the modern, high­tech
capabilities.
• In addition to the world­class offices and apartments, KAFD contains a financial academy and recreational facilities.
• The KAFD Financial Academy is envisaged to meet the domestically high demand for manpower qualified in the financial
domain, and modern investment management.
• The Financial Market Tower, to be located in the heart of the district, will be the highest of all KAFD towers (385 meters
height).
• KAFD is reachable from the airport, and is served by a network of the existing main road.
• KAFD is near to the Commercial Area located in al­Olaya Region.
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