King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
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	Ithra Building
Established	1 December 2016
Type	Cultural center
Focus	Culture, art, innovation, cross-cultural engagement, education, content creation, library, film, theater
Location	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;
Key people	Abdullah Alrashid, Director
Website	www.ithra.com/en/

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Arabic: مركز الملك عبد العزيز الثقافي العالمي), also known as Ithra (Arabic: إثراء), is a cultural situated in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It was built by Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on December 1, 2016.

It is operated by Saudi Aramco. The center is located where the first commercial Saudi oilfield was found in March 1938.

The center has a museum, library, cinema, theater, and exhibition halls. It was designed by the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta. The center has been listed in Time magazine as one of the world's top 100 places to visit and attracted one million visitors in 2019.

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