Nafud al-Sar (Riyadh)* نفود السر (الرياض)
Nafud (sand desert) in Riyadh Region · 49 km southwest of Shagraa شقراء
No visible spring around it now
Latest image: 9–16 October 2026 · 28 Rabi' al-Akhir – 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH, updated nightly.
Night sky there: Dark (estimate, from night lights) · Darkest nights ahead, around the new moon: 7–11 November 2026 · 27 Jumada al-Ula – 1 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH · Where to see the stars?
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Original Arabic page: نفود السر (الرياض)
Watch the place turn green
16 September 2017 – 13 February 2026 · 25 Dhu al-Hijjah 1438 – 25 Sha'ban 1447 AH
About 10×10 km around the place (ring in the centre), each season: September, then February.
Satellite imagery, not on-the-ground photography.
When does Nafud al-Sar (Riyadh) usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002
When does Nafud al-Sar (Riyadh) usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002Did not green in any of the last 24 years (November to April).
How we calculated it
In October alone: greened in 0 of 24 years since 2002.
The maps have 3 nearby points with this name; none has spring around it now. Figures here are for the point drawn.
Access and the rules of the place
- Nearest village: Al-Mahamadiah* المحمدية, 19 km; then Al-Salih* السليح (21 km), Masharafah al-Qaranah* مشرفة القرنة (22 km).
- Nearest camping site in the Center’s guide: Mutanazzah Aba Samari al-Watani* متنزه أبا سمري الوطني (Marat* governorate مرات), 59 km northeast.
Before you go: cars, reserves and camping
- Do not drive into a rawdah or faydah (meadow); leave your car on the road and walk, and keep away from wadi beds.
- Camping in reserves and vegetation-cover land requires a permit; violations are fined. Rules and fines
Nearby destinations
Direct distance
Nearby destinations
Direct distance- Rawdat Umm al-Hasaniah* روضة ام الحصانية 21 km east
- Rawdat al-Habil* روضة الحبيل 46 km east
- Rawdat al-Khwibiah* روضة الخويبية 73 km north
- Rawdat Abu Khar* روضة ابو خر 74 km north
- Rawdat al-Kathir* روضة الكثير 77 km east
- Rawdat Aban Harayul* روضة ابن هريول 77 km north
All destinations · Spring in Riyadh Region now · The «Where is the spring?» map