Al-ʽAmal (), formerly al-Ghurabi () and Shiʽab (), is a commercial and residential neighborhood situated along the al-Batʼha Street in downtown
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 th ...
,
Saudi Arabia
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, located north of
Thulaim and east of
al-Futah in the sub-municipality of
al-Malaz. As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the
al-Batʼha commercial area.
Background
Al-ʽAmal emerged between the 1950s and 1960s during the reign of
King Saud bin Abdulaziz and is inhabited mostly by
overseas workers from the
Philippines
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and various other nationalities since the oil boom of the 1970s. It hosts the Ghurabi Street in the al-Batʼha section of the neighborhood, that is famous for its automobile spare parts stores.
Its name is attributed to the former headquarters of the
Ministry of Labor
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that was previously located in the area.
References
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Neighbourhoods in Riyadh