Old Emirate Palace in Tayma
Old Emirate Palace in Tayma
Ibn Ruman's palace in Tayma. Circulating build 1917. The town's coming under Saudi rule in 1924 is an association, not the reason it was built.
Plan your visit
Practical information verified separately from the historical record.
Before you go: Check with the operator or a local guide before departure; field access details have not yet been verified.
Why visit?
Keeps a 1917 seat of rule apart from ancient Tayma.
The old amirate house in Tayma is known as Qasr Ibn Ruman. Circulating notices date the build about 1917: a local seat in a town whose layers are far older — Assyrian, Nabataean, Islamic Tayma.
Saudi rule in 1924 is a later chapter in the building's life. The palace is not Haddaj well and not the town wall. The record name is the amirate palace; Ibn Ruman is the living name.