Al Murabba

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Coordinates: 24°38′46″N 46°42′36″E / 24.64611°N 46.71000°E / 24.64611; 46.71000
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Not to be confused with New Murabba.
Al-Murabba
المربع
Neighbourhood
The National Museum of Saudi Arabia, 2012
The National Museum of Saudi Arabia, 2012
Coordinates: 24°38′46″N 46°42′36″E / 24.64611°N 46.71000°E / 24.64611; 46.71000
Country Saudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Government
 • BodyAl Malaz Sub-Municipality
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialArabic
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Al-Murabba (

al-Wazarat and north of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. Its name reportedly comes from a broken square-shaped dry well around which the Murabba Palace was built and from where latter's name gets derived as well.[2][3] It is situated in close proximity to the al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr al-Hukm District. Al-Murabba has lent its name to the New Murabba project, a planned downtown and real estate development in northwestern Riyadh. The neighborhood hosts a large presence of overseas Egyptian community.[4]

History

After the

capturing of Riyadh in 1902.[8]

Legacy

In February 2023, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new downtown project in northwest of Riyadh, known as the New Murabba, named after the neighborhood. He also unveiled the project of Mukaab, a 400-meters cuboidal skyscraper located in the New Murabba and is modeled after the cuboidal layout of the Murabba Palace.[9][10][11]

Gallery

  • A walkway along the road crossing the historical center
    A walkway along the road crossing the historical center
  • The One Hundred Palm Trees Park in Al Murabba
    The One Hundred Palm Trees Park in Al Murabba
  • Inside Al Murabba Fort
    Inside Al Murabba Fort
  • The Murabba Fort building
    The Murabba Fort building
  • Crowne Plaza Riyadh Palace, 2023
    Crowne Plaza Riyadh Palace, 2023

See also

  • Al-Batʼha
  • Al Malazz (Riyadh)
  • King Abdulaziz Historical Center

References

  1. ^ "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.ph. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. ^ a b "بالفيديو.. العساف: "بئر معطلة" وراء تسمية حي المربع بهذا الاسم". صحيفة صدى الالكترونية. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "ليست نسبة للقصر.. تعرف على أصل تسمية حي المربع في الرياض". غرب الإخبــارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. ^ الرياض, عبد الله محمد ـــ (2006-09-24). "الهنود حول المطاعم". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ^ الرياض, واس- (2021-04-15). "حي المربع .. مَهَّدَ من خارج السور القديم نهضة الرياض الحديثة". جريدة المدينة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ^ ""حي المربع" الانطلاقة والازدهار لباقي أجزاء العاصمة بدأت من هنا". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 23 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. ^ "كازينو الرياض - م. بدر بن ناصر الحمدان". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  8. ^ "المتحف الوطني في الرياض.. بوابة جزيرة العرب إلى التاريخ,". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  9. ^ "من المربع القديم للجديد.. الـ"داون تاون" الأحدث عالمياً". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ "«المربع» بين زمنين في تاريخ العاصمة السعودية". الشرق الأوسط (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  11. ^ العبوش, قحطان. "السعودية.. قصر المربع الطيني القديم يكتسب شهرة عالمية عبر مشروع جديد". إرم نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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