Between late 2008 and early 2009, the park underwent a rehabilitation by the then Mayor of Riyadh, Prince Dr. Abdulaziz Ayyaf al-Muqrin,[3] under whose directions 104 Arabian palm trees, a multi purpose playground for soccer, volleyball and basketball, two playgrounds for children, an 11.4 meter-square sit-in area, two water tanks and several internal pedestrian corridors of almost 630 meters were set up.[4] The park was inaugurated on 4 February 2009 by the Mayor.[5] Two months later, the Mayor inaugurated 1160 meters long and 13.40 meters wide pedestrian corridor surrounding the park.[4]