{"id":50267,"date":"2026-01-05T09:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=50267"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:48:15","slug":"saudi-arabia-sets-new-rules-for-naming-public-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/saudi-arabia-sets-new-rules-for-naming-public-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia sets new rules for naming public facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saudi Arabia has introduced a new set of <strong>rules that explains how public facilities across the country should be named<\/strong>. The regulations were approved by the Cabinet and published in the official Umm Al Qura Gazette. The goal is to make naming clearer and more consistent across the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These rules apply to all publicly owned facilities in Saudi Arabia. This includes <strong>schools, municipal buildings, cultural centres, sports venues, and transport facilities<\/strong>. Each government body will name the facilities it manages, following the approved guidelines and existing laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new set of rules outlines <strong>what is not allowed when naming public facilities in KSA<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facilities cannot be named after Saudi kings or crown princes without approval from the King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Names of leaders from friendly or allied countries require special approval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any name that conflicts with Islamic Sharia is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only seven names of God may be used when naming public facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Names must not carry political, sectarian, or inappropriate meanings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2646350319.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2646350319.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2646350319-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2646350319-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2646350319-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a facility is named after an individual, authorities must confirm that the person\u2019s background, reputation, and record meet the required standards, and the name must be suitable for the individual\u2019s public role and standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules allow public facilities to use numerical names, either on their own or combined with a name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update is one small part of the changes taking place across Saudi Arabia. If you\u2019re curious about <strong>what else is changing in the country<\/strong>, here are several news worth your attention. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/king-salman-airport-expansion-new-terminal-opening-by-2029\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47325\">King Salman Airport will be expanded<\/a> with a new terminal<\/strong> by 2029. There\u2019s also a <strong>major rail project in the works that could cut travel time <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/riyadh-to-doha-in-2-hours-by-train-inside-the-new-rail-project-connecting-ksa-and-qatar\/\">between Riyadh and Doha<\/a> to around two hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there\u2019s much more on the horizon, so stay tuned to keep up with the latest news and updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has introduced a new set of rules that explains how public facilities across the country should be named. The regulations were approved by the Cabinet and published in the official Umm Al Qura Gazette. The goal is to make naming clearer and more consistent across the Kingdom. These rules apply to all publicly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}