Al_Dhahirah_(Riyadh)

Duhairah

Duhairah

Extinct neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Hillat Al-Duhairah (Arabic: حلة الظهيرة), alternatively transliterated as al-Zuhayri, was a neighborhood[1] and a douar[2] partially within the former city walls that is under rehabilitation in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Located in close proximity to the Qasr al-Hukm District in the old city region, the ruins of the area today constitute a large chunk of ad-Dirah neighborhood. Bordered by al-Suwailem Street to the west and ad-Duhairah Street to the east, most of its residents abandoned the area during Riyadh's multiple phases of expansion and modernization, especially between 1950s and 1970s.[3] As of 2024, Duhairah still remains unrecognized by Riyadh Municipality.

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The Saudi government since 2009 has sought to revive the neighborhood by launching the Al-Zahirah Development Project through the Royal Commission for Riyadh City,[4] which intends to make the area a hub for tourist and commercial activities.[5][6] The neighborhood's name was derived from its geographic location, as it was situated on a rocky ridge.[7]


References

  1. "تطوير "حي الظهيرة"". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. سليمان, رويشد، عبدالرحمن بن (1993). قصر الحكم في الرياض: أصالة الماضي و روعة الحاضر (in Arabic). s.n.]،.
  3. الحذيفي (الرياض), أحمد (2013-06-02). "منفوحة الرياض.. حين تتحول العراقة إلى عار". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. "مشروع لتطوير الظهيرة إلى موقع تجاري وسياحي في قلب الرياض". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  5. mariam (2020-02-11). "منطقة الظهيرة رئة الاستثمار الجديدة في الرياض". الهيئة الملكية لمدينة الرياض (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. "احياء الرياض القديمة - موسوعة" (in Arabic). 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.



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