# U Walk

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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = U Walk
| native_name = يو ووك
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = U Walk Riyadh, 2024.jpeg
| caption = U Walk, 2024
| location = [King Saud University](/source/King_Saud_University) district, [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia)
| coordinates = {{coord|24.73908|N|46.62882|E|region:SA|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = September 2019
| previous_names = University Avenue
| owner = Cenomi Centers
}}
'''U Walk''' (short for '''University Walk'''; {{Langx|ar|يو ووك}}), formerly '''University Avenue''' ({{Langx|ar|جادة الجامعة}}),<ref>{{Cite web |last=«عكاظ» (جدة) |date=2021-03-20 |title="أدير العقارية" تطرح أرض قصور حطين للبيع |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/news/local/2062087 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Okaz |language=Arabic}}</ref> is a lifestyle center at the Prince Turki al-Awwal Road in the [King Saud University](/source/King_Saud_University) district of [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia),<ref>{{Cite web |title="هاوي" يُتيح الفرصة للهواة ضمن حملة "عندك هواية" |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2023/20230824/lp3.htm |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=أبرز أماكن الترفيه العائلية في مدينة الرياض {{!}} مجلة سيدتي |url=https://www.sayidaty.net/node/1331256/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9/%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.sayidaty.net |language=ar}}</ref> owned by Cenomi Centers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title="المراكز العربية" تحقق صافي ربح بنحو 487 مليون ريال خلال السنة المالية 2021 |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2021/06/22/article_2118066.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=صحيفة الاقتصادية |language=ar}}</ref> Opened in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arabian Centres to build second shopping centre in Madinah |url=http://tradearabia.com/news/CONS_375482.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=tradearabia.com}}</ref> it covers an area of almost 30 acres and assumed its current name for its flagship feature, a 900-metre long walkway.

== Overview ==
The project was launched by Arabian Centres Company in 2016 and was expected to be completed by 2018. U Walk was officially inaugurated in September 2019. It contains several high-end retail outlets. The complex hosted the promotional events for [Diriyah ePrix](/source/2022_Diriyah_ePrix) in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-02 |title=انطلاق الفعاليات الترويجية لـ "فورمولا إي الدرعية" في أبرز مراكز التسوق في الرياض {{!}} صحيفة الاقتصادية |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2022/01/17/article_2247256.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402231158/https://www.aleqt.com/2022/01/17/article_2247256.html |archive-date=2022-04-02 }}</ref> In March 2022, the [Ministry of Defense](/source/Ministry_of_Defense_(Saudi_Arabia)) held one of the 8 exhibitions within the complex.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-06 |title=وزارة الدفاع تطلق 8 معارض بالتزامن مع معرض الدفاع العالمي {{!}} صحيفة المواطن الالكترونية للأخبار السعودية والخليجية والدولية |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2022/03/%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%aa%d8%b7%d9%84%d9%82-8-%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b6-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%85%d8%b9/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.almowaten.net |language=ar}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Buildings and structures in Riyadh
Category:2019 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Category:Shopping malls in Saudi Arabia
Category:Shopping malls established in 2019

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