Sinaiyah al-Qadimah (), officially First Industrial City, and often shortened to as-Sinaiyah, is an

industrial district Industrial district (ID) is a place where workers and firms, specialised in a main industry and auxiliary industries, live and work. The concept was initially used by Alfred Marshall to describe some aspects of the industrial organisation of nat ...

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, located southwest of al-Malazz and north of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Malaz and al-Batha. It was established west of the Riyadh Rail Station in 1973 during the reign of

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as part of the first national five-year development plan of 1970–1975, covering an area of 123.5 acres. The southern part of the district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores. It is overseen by the

Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (), also known simply as MODON (), is a government organization created by the Government of Saudi Arabia in 2001 through Ministerial Legislation No. 235 dated 27/8/1422H. It is resp ...

(MODON).

History

According to the

, Sinaiyah Qadeem was established in 1973 during the time of

and thus, is the oldest industrial district in the Saudi capital. Bordered with al-Malaz neighbourhood and Al Kharj Road, due to which it got the nickname Sinaiyah al-Kharj, The district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores in the entire city. In 1981, the

Riyadh railway station Riyadh railway station is one of the two main railway stations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the other being Riyadh North Station. It is located in the Sinaiyah Qadeem district, and is the western terminus of the Dammam–Riyadh line. The station was ...

was founded in north of the district.

Gallery

File:Riyadh train station, Saudi Arabia.jpg, Riyadh Rail Station, which connects Dammam-Riyadh line at Qadeem Sinaiyah

References

{{coord missing, Saudi Arabia 1973 establishments in Saudi Arabia Neighbourhoods in Riyadh Economy of Riyadh Industrial parks Populated places established in 1973