Al Shumaisi Explained

Al-Shumaisi
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:الشميسي
Governing Body:Baladiyah al-Shumaisi
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Arabic
Native Name Lang:ar
Coordinates:24.6242°N 46.6989°W
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia
Named For:Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi

Al-Shumaisi is a historic neighborhood and the seat of the sub-municipality of its namesake, al-Shumaisi, in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1] located west of ad-Dirah and east of al-Badiah.[2] The neighborhood is named after Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi,[3] who owned a farm that was attributed to his family name in the area sometime around 1930s.[4] It is today inhabited mostly by overseas Pakistani community.[5] [6] [7] It is well known for hosting Riyadh's first hospital, the King Saud Medical City.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20150419133422/http://clean.alriyadh.gov.sa/Pages/Cleaning_Project.aspx مشاريع النظافة، أمانة منطقة الرياض، الإدارة العامة للنظافة
  2. Web site: «الشميسي . 2023-08-19 . archive.aawsat.com . ar.
  3. Web site: 9 June 2010 . هذا سبب تسمية حي الشميسي بهذا الاسم . 19 August 2023 . www.alriyadh.com.
  4. Book: Ḥusayn, Muḥammad ibn Saʻd Ibn . الشيخ محمد بن عبد الله بن بليهد وآثاره الادبية . 1978 . ar.
  5. Book: Elsheshtawy, Yasser . Riyadh: Transforming a Desert City . 2021-09-27 . Routledge . 978-1-000-46064-3 . en.
  6. Web site: 2008-12-28 . الباكستانيون في الرياض.. يكرهون السهر ويعشقون العمل و"لا للتجمع" . 2023-08-19 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar.
  7. Web site: الرياض . عبد الله محمد ـــ . 2006-09-24 . الهنود حول المطاعم . 2023-12-11 . alyaum . Arabic.