Hillat al-Qadimah (), or in
Najdi Najdi may refer to:
*People of Najd
* Najdi (surname)
*Najdi Arabic
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vernacular pronunciation as al-Gadimah and originally known as Hayy al-Aamir (), was a quarter and a douar within the
city walls
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in the erstwhile fortress-city of
Riyadh
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,
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, located in the southeastern corner of the
walled town
The following cities have, or historically had, defensive walls.
Africa Algeria
* Algiers
* Ghardaïa
* Timimoun
Egypt
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* Al-Fustat
* Cairo
* Damietta
Ethiopia
* Harar
Libya
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.
It was built on a farm owned by a farmer named Ibn Issa and was later incorporated into the capital metropolis 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 ...
following the dismantling of the
city walls
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in 1950. The area today forms part of the
Qasr al-Hukm District in the
ad-Dirah. The settlement hosted the al-Hilla Mosque.
The settlement hosted the palaces of Imam
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal al-Saud,
Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud,
Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud,
Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz,
Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,
Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,
Prince Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud,
Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz, and
Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz.
References
Neighbourhoods in Riyadh
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