Duhairah Explained

Al-Duhairah
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia#Asia
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics Type1:Language
Native Name:الظهيرة
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Riyadh
Subdivision Name3:Old Riyadh
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name:Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type:Country
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Demographics1 Info1:Arabic
Native Name Lang:ar

Hillat Al-Duhairah, alternatively transliterated as al-Zuhayri, was a neighborhood[1] and a douar[2] partially within the former city walls that is under rehabilitation in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Located in close proximity to the Qasr al-Hukm District in the old city region, the ruins of the area today constitute a large chunk of ad-Dirah neighborhood. Bordered by al-Suwailem Street to the west and ad-Duhairah Street to the east, most of its residents abandoned the area during Riyadh's multiple phases of expansion and modernization, especially between 1950s and 1970s.[3] As of 2024, Duhairah still remains unrecognized by Riyadh Municipality.

The Saudi government since 2009 has sought to revive the neighborhood by launching the Al-Zahirah Development Project through the Royal Commission for Riyadh City,[4] which intends to make the area a hub for tourist and commercial activities.[5] [6] The neighborhood's name was derived from its geographic location, as it was situated on a rocky ridge.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-08-21 . تطوير "حي الظهيرة" . 2022-05-24 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar.
  2. Book: سليمان, رويشد، عبدالرحمن بن . قصر الحكم في الرياض: أصالة الماضي و روعة الحاضر . 1993 . s.n.]، . ar.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-25 . قصة حي الظهيرة التاريخي وأقدم النوادي الرياضية فيه صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية . 2022-05-24 . ar.
  4. Web site: الحذيفي (الرياض) . أحمد . 2013-06-02 . منفوحة الرياض.. حين تتحول العراقة إلى عار . 2022-07-27 . Okaz . Arabic.
  5. Web site: 2014-05-27 . مشروع لتطوير الظهيرة إلى موقع تجاري وسياحي في قلب الرياض . 2022-05-24 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar.
  6. Web site: mariam . 2020-02-11 . منطقة الظهيرة رئة الاستثمار الجديدة في الرياض . 2022-05-24 . الهيئة الملكية لمدينة الرياض . ar . 2023-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119220059/https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/ar/magazine_topic/005897 . dead .
  7. Web site: 2021-05-25 . احياء الرياض القديمة - موسوعة . 2022-05-25 . ar.