The palace is the seat of the princes and imams of the Al Saud throughout the rule of the first Saudi state. It is located in the locality of Salwa in the northeastern side of Al-Tarif neighborhood, at the front of the neighborhood. The northern part of the palace is bordered by Wadi Hanifa (valley), the eastern part by Bayt Al-Mal (financial institution), the western part by Imam Abdullah bin Saud`s mosque and the palaces of his brothers the princes: Fahd and Ibrahim and other sons of Imam Saud, and as well as the well is located in the northwestern side.