Al Doho Explained

Al-Doho
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Riyadh
Subdivision Name3:Old Riyadh
Subdivision Type3:Region
Native Name:حي الدحو
Governing Body:Baladiyah al-Batha
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Arabic
Native Name Lang:ar
Area Total Km2:0.08151

Al-Doho, formerly Haara al-Hilla[1] and alternatively transliterated as al-Daho or al-Dahu, is a historic neighborhood situated within the former old city walls of southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the Qasr al-Hukm District of al-Batʼha sub-municipality.[2] It is the only neighborhood from the walled town that is independently administered by the Riyadh Municipality, whereas the rest of extinct settlements lie in the adjacent ad-Dirah district.

Bordered by King Faisal Road to the east, al-Thumairi Street to the north, al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Road to the south and Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Street to the west, it is considered to be one of the last remnants of the old city neighborhoods.[3] [4] The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (then The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh) presented the plan to resuscitate the neighborhood in 2010[5] at the 2010 Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Market and began its implementation 2013.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Washmī, Aḥmad ibn Musāʻid . الرياض: مدينة وسكانا،ً كيف كانت وكيف عاشوا . 1993 . الوكالة العامة للإعلام، نبراس، . ar.
  2. Book: Bsheer, Rosie . Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia . 2020-09-22 . Stanford University Press . 978-1-5036-1258-7 . en.
  3. Web site: حي الدحو - نواف ال الشيخ . 2022-05-23 . www.al-jazirah.com.
  4. Web site: Badran . Rawand . 2020-02-11 . تحويل حي الدحو إلى مركز جذب للأنشطة التراثية . 2022-05-23 . الهيئة الملكية لمدينة الرياض . ar . 2022-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220807161511/https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/ar/magazine_topic/005313 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2010-03-30 . .. وطرح مشروع حي الدحو آخر أحياء الرياض القديمة . 2022-05-23 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar.
  6. Web site: النواف . الرياض: فارس . 2013-02-26 . إطلاق مشروع تطوير حي "الدحو" بالرياض . 2022-05-23 . Watanksa . Arabic.