Al-Khalidiah () is a low-income residential neighborhood in southeastern
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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 ...
, located south of
as-Sinaiyah and west of
al-Faisaliyyah in the sub-municipality of
al-Batʼha. It emerged as an offshoot of Hillat al-Anouz () and was renamed in the 1980s after
King Khalid bin Abdulaziz
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, ...
. It is today inhabited mostly by overseas
Indian
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,
Pakistani
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,
Bangladeshi
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and
Yemeni
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migrant workers and their families.
The area was previously inhabited by Arabs who mostly belonged to the
Anizah
Anizah or Anazah (, Najdi pronunciation: ) is an Arabian tribe in the Arabian Peninsula, Upper Mesopotamia, and the Levant.
Genealogy and origins
Anizah's existence as an autonomous tribal group, like many prominent modern tribes, predates t ...
tribe, and thus, was named Hillat al-Anouz.
Covering an area of 950 acres, it is bordered between Ali Ibn Abi Talib Road to the east, Al Kharj Road to the west and Southern Ring Road to the south. The locality is also known for serving several schools and health centers for nearby districts besides being unpopular among residents for its seasonal power outages. The
al-Khalidiya Park is also located in the southernmost extreme of the neighborhood. Since the late 1980s, the
High Commission for the Development of Riyadh has implemented a series of projects in the neighborhood in order to reduce the groundwater levels.
Gallery
File:Abdul Rahman ibn Ibrahim Abu Hameed Mosque.jpg, Abdul Rahman ibn Ibrahim Abu Hameed Mosque in 2023, the primary landmark of the neighbourhood
File:Al Khalidiyyah alleyway.jpg, An alleyway in the al-Khalidiyyah neighbourhood
File:Al Khalidiyyah Park, Riyadh.jpg, Al-Khalidiyah Park, 2023
References
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Neighbourhoods in Riyadh