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Al Rabwah (Riyadh)
Al Rabwah (), pronounced as ar-Rabwah, is a residential neighborhood in eastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located north of Jarir and east of al-Zahra in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. The locality is popular for its commercial landmarks such as the franchisee of Al-Othaim Markets LuLu Hypermarkets, Alinma Bank, Jarir Bookstore along with urban parks such as al-Nahda Park and Rabwah Park. The area is also infamous for illegal drifting and vehicle collision incidents mainly due to fishtailing Fishtailing is a vehicle handling problem which occurs when the rear wheels lose traction, resulting in oversteer. This can be caused by low-friction surfaces (sand, gravel, rain, snow, ice, etc.). Rear-wheel drive, Rear-drive vehicles with suff .... References Neighbourhoods in Riyadh {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Malaz, Riyadh
Al-Malaz Sub-Municipality (also Al-Malaz; ) is one of the 16 ''baladiyahs'' of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Besides the eponymous neighborhood after which it is named, it consists of 15 other localities and sub-districts, including az-Zahra, al-Faruq, ad-Dhubat, Jarir and ar-Rabwah. and is responsible for their planning, development and maintenance. Sub-districts and neighbourhoods Baladiyah al-Malaz consists of 15 neighbourhood and sub-districts: * al-Malazz * az-Zahra * ad-Dhubat * al-Faruq * Thulaim * al-Futah * Jarir * Al Wizarat * ar-Rabwah * al-Safa * al-Murabba * al-Olaya (partially) * Sinaiyah Qadeem (partially) * al-Amal * al-Sulimaniyah (partially) References External links Riyadh, Al-Malazon YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century Walled town of Riyadh, walled town following the dismantling of its Riyadh city fortifications, defensive fortifications. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the List of cities in Saudi Arabia, most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yara International School
Yara International School (YIS) () is a K–12 International school, private foreign school in the Al Dirah, Riyadh, ad-Dirah district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located next to Qasr Al Hokm (Riyadh Metro), Qasr Al Hokm station in the former campus of the Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Al Batha Campus, Female Student Study Center of Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. Established in 2003, the school moved to its current campus in 2013. It primarily serves the local Non-Resident Indians in Saudi Arabia, Indian diaspora and offers Education in India, curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and previously offered Education in the United Kingdom, British curriculum alongside the Indian one from 2019 to 2023. History Establishment and early days Yara International School was founded on 17 May 2003 as a community-based international school to serve the Non-Resident Indians in Saudi Arabia, Indian diaspora with only 79 students in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the Neighbourhood unit, spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighborhoods, in some annoying, inchoate fashion exist wherever human beings congregate, in permanent famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillock
A hillock or knoll is a small hill,The Free Dictionary "hillock" entry, retrieved December 18, 2007 usually separated from a larger group of s such as a range. Hillocks are similar in their distribution and size to small mesas or s. This particular formation occurs often in and |
Abdullah AlOthaim Markets
Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets Company is a Saudi Arabiabased joint stock company, currently operating in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Its main activities are food wholesaling, grocery stores, and malls. the company operated 183 stores 143 supermarkets and hypermarkets, 27 convenience stores, and 13 wholesale outlets in Saudi Arabia, and 31 stores in Egypt. By 2008, Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets had completed the transformation from a private company to a publicly listed company. Forbes ranked the company third in the Arab World for retail executive management in 2016. It also ranked the company in the top 100 companies in Saudi Arabian, and the top 200 companies in the Arab World. In 2020, Forbes Middle-East listed the company was one of the 100 largest public companies in the Middle-East. History In 1956, Al-Othaim Trading Company was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by Sheikh Saleh Ali Al-Othaim. Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Company was established in 1980, which included branches fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LuLu Group International
LuLu Group International is an UAE based Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate company that operates a chain of hypermarkets and retail companies, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Lulu Group India Head Quarters is located in Kochi, India It was founded in 2000 by M. A. Yusuff Ali from Nattika in Kerala, India. The Group mainly operates "Lulu Hypermarket", a chain of hypermarkets that ranks among the top grocers in many of the markets it operates in. LuLu has over 65,000 employees of various nationalities. It is one of the largest retail chains in Asia and is the biggest in the Middle East with 259 outlets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and elsewhere. In addition to Lulu Hypermarket, the group operates 13 malls in the GCC, and 5 malls in India. The group is among the world's 50 fastest growing retailers. The group also owns the Lulu Convention Centre in Thrissur and the Lulu Bolgatty International Convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alinma Bank
Alinma Bank () is a Saudi joint stock company formed in accordance with Royal Decree No. M/15 dated 28 March 2006 and Ministerial Resolution No. 42 dated 27 March 2007. The bank was established with share capital of SAR 20 billion, consisting of 1.5 billion shares with a nominal value of SAR 10 per share. The company has more than 2,658 employees. Ownership structure Alinma Bank’s founding shareholders are as follows: The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Saudi Arabian Public Pension Agency (PPA) and the Saudi Arabian General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI). Together they represent 30% of the bank’s share capital, all with equal shares. The remaining 70% of the bank’s shares were offered for public subscription in April 2008. Bank activities Alinma provides a comprehensive range of Shariah-compliant retail and corporate banking and investment services. The bank serves its clients through a nationwide network of branches and ATMs, as well as through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarir Bookstore
Jarir Marketing Company (), also known as Jarir Bookstore (), is a Saudi Arabian establishment founded by Abdulrahman Nasser Al-Agil. Currently, Jarir has a paid-up capital of SR 1.20 Billion. Jarir's headquarters is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Jarir operates through two divisions namely Retail (including online sales), under the trademark of Jarir Bookstore, and a Wholesale division. Jarir is active in the Gulf Cooperation Council for trading in Office and School Supplies, Children's Toys and Educational Aids, Arabic and English Books and Publications, Arts and Crafts Materials, Computer Peripherals and Software, Mobile Phones and Accessories, Audio Visual Instruments, Photography Tools, Smart Television and Maintenance of Computers and Electronic items. History Jarir was established in Riyadh in 1974 as a small bookshop on Jarir Street, from where it derives its name. It dealt in used books and art sold by expats living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the 1980s, Jarir ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafheet
Tafheet (), or popularly hajwalah (), (colloquially known as Arab drifting or Saudi drifting), is a type of street racing-like subculture believed to have started in the late 1970s in Saudi Arabia, that involves driving cars that are generally non-modified or factory-setup (sometimes stolen or rented cars) at very high speeds, around , across wide highways throwing the car left and right to mimic the appearance of drifting. In the process, drivers often drive dangerously close to traffic, barriers, and spectators watching from the roadsides without any protection. Tafheet driver practice and events are generally seen on the wide sectioned highways of Riyadh, Al-Qassim Province and, less notably, in other parts of Saudi Arabia. In the United Arab Emirates, tafheet are commonly seen on the highways of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which also feature long straightaways. Apart from the risk involved for the drivers, the spectators are also at a high risk of injury or possible death. Unfortu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
