Al-Shumaisi () is a historic neighborhood and the seat of the homonymous sub-municipality,
al-Shumaisi, in southern
Riyadh
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,
Saudi Arabia
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,
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مؤرشف). located west of
ad-Dirah and east of
al-Badiah. The neighborhood is named after Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi, who owned a farm that was attributed to his family name in the area sometime around 1930s. It is today inhabited mostly by overseas
Pakistani
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community.
It is well known for hosting Riyadh's first hospital, the
King Saud Medical City.
References
Neighbourhoods in Riyadh
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