Al-Batʼha Sub-Municipality (), is one of the 16
''baladiyahs'' of
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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. It includes the neighbourhoods of
ad-Dirah and
Margab, two of the five districts that partially form part of the
al-Batʼha commercial area and as well as
Manfuhah
Manfuha () is an ancient village and a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located north of al-Masani and south of Skirina in the sub-municipality of al-Batʼha. Established on the edge of the narrow, fertile valley known ...
,
al-Mansourah,
al-Khalidiyyah and parts of
Sinaiyah Qadeem. It was named after
Wadi al-Batha and was made into a municipal division (
baladiyah
Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers ...
) in 1977 during the reign of
King Khalid
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 until his death in 1982. Before his death, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the fifth son of King Abdulaziz ...
.
Neighbourhoods and sub-districts
Baladiyah
Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers ...
al-Batha consists of several neighbourhoods and sub-districts, which are:
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al-Dubiyah
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Mikal
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Jabrah
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al-Manfuhah
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Manfuhah al-Jadidah
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al-Yamamah
Al-Yamama () is a historical region in south-eastern Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
Only a handful of centralized states ever arose in the Yamama, but it figured prominently in early Islamic history, becoming a central theater in the Ridd ...
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Sinaiyah Qadeem (partially)
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Al Bateha
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Ghubaira
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al-Khalidiyyah
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al-Salhiyah
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al-Marqab
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al-Qiri
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al-Wusaita
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al-Faisaliyyah
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al-Mansourah (partially)
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al-Salam
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Utaiqah
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ad-Dirah
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Al Oud
Al-Owd (), alternatively transliterated as al-Oud or al-ʼUd, is a former village and a residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of Al Margab (Riyadh), Margab and west of Al Salhiyah (Riyadh), al-Salhiyah in the sub-m ...
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Skirinah
References
Batha
Economy of Riyadh
Shopping districts and streets
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