Al Wahah (Riyadh) Explained

Al-Wahah
Governing Body:Baladiyah al-Ulaya
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia
Demographics1 Info1:Arabic
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics Type1:Language
Founder:Khalid bin Sultan
Native Name:الواحة
Subdivision Name2:Riyadh
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name:Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type:Country
Caption:Fahd al-Owaidah Mosque, 2009
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1980
Extinct Title:Merged into King Salman Neighborhood
Extinct Date:2023

Al-Wahah was a neighborhood in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of King Abdullah District and east of Salah al-Din neighborhood in the sub-municipality of al-Ulaya.[1] [2] [3] Covering an area of almost 798 acres,[4] the district emerged in the 1980s and was initially owned by Prince General Khalid bin Sultan.[5] Along with the adjacent Salah al-Din neighborhood, the district ceased to exist in May 2023 when both of them where conjoined to form the King Salman Neighborhood.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

It was located north of King Abdulaziz District, south of al-Nuzha, southwest of al-Mughzirat, southeast of al-Mursalat and east of erstwhile Salah ad-Din neighborhood.

Al-Wahah neighborhood was owned by Prince Khalid bin Sultan al-Saud, the former deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia and son of Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until 2011. He later sold it to Saudi real-estate magnate Khaled al-Baltan.[12]

It was renamed as King Salman Neighborhood by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in May 2023 when it was conjoined with Salah al-Din neighborhood to honor the legacy of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia since 2015 and his efforts to modernize Riyadh during his period in office as the governor of Riyadh Province between 1963 and 2011.

Landmarks

Mosques

Parks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-04-19 . الإدارة العامة للنظافة . live . https://archive.today/20150419133422/http://clean.alriyadh.gov.sa/Pages/Cleaning_Project.aspx . 2015-04-19 . 2021-05-30 . archive.is.
  2. Web site: المهندس المقبل خلال افتتاحه ورشة عمل تعزيز البعد الإنساني في أنسنة المدينة . 2023-09-16 . www.al-jazirah.com.
  3. Web site: Al-jazirah . 2023-09-16 . www.al-jazirah.com.
  4. Web site: 2023-06-14 . تعرف حي الواحة في مدينة الرياض ؟ - مدونة عقار . 2023-09-17 . ar.
  5. Web site: خالد البلطان في سطور . 2023-09-15 . www.zahran.org.
  6. Web site: ولي العهد يعلن إطلاق اسم الملك سلمان على حيّي "الواحة" و"صلاح الدين" بالرياض وتطويرهما . 2023-09-16 . aawsat.com . ar.
  7. Web site: الرياض . مكة- . 2023-05-15 . إطلاق اسم الملك سلمان على حيي "الواحة" و"صلاح الدين" . 2023-09-16 . صحيفة مكة . ar.
  8. Web site: الرياض . واس ـ . 2023-05-14 . 5 عقود من الإمارة.. ولي العهد يطلق اسم الملك على حيّين في الرياض . 2023-09-16 . alyaum . Arabic.
  9. Web site: 2023-05-14 . Saudi crown prince renames two Riyadh neighborhoods after King Salman . 2023-09-16 . Arab News . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-05-14 . Riyadh's Al-Wahah and Salahiddine are named King Salman Neighborhood . 2023-09-16 . Saudigazette . English.
  11. Web site: 2023-05-14 . Crown Prince announces Riyadh neighborhood named after Saudi King Salman . 2023-09-16 . Al Arabiya English . en.
  12. Web site: البلطان خسرت نصف مليار بالاسهم,,, واكبر خطأ وقع فيه,,,, - الاسهم السعودية . 2023-09-15 . hawamer.com . ar.
  13. Book: الجريوي, فهد عبدالله . الظل والحرور منتخبات من السيرة الذاتية . 2022-05-15 . آفاق المعرفة للنشر . 978-603-04-0700-2 . ar.
  14. Web site: Al-jazirah . 2023-09-16 . www.al-jazirah.com.
  15. Web site: Al-jazirah . 2023-09-16 . www.al-jazirah.com.