| Al-Marqab | |||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia#Asia | ||||||||
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official | ||||||||
| Demographics Type1: | Language | ||||||||
| Governing Body: | Baladiyah Al Batha | ||||||||
| Native Name: | حي المرقب | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | City | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Riyadh | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Old Riyadh | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Region | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Caption: | Al Marqab, as seen from the Thulaim side of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Road (around 2016) | ||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood | ||||||||
| Demographics1 Info1: | Arabic | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ar | ||||||||
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| Named For: | Margab Fort | ||||||||
Al-Marqab, or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Margab,[1] is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of al-Dirah and south of Thulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Batʼha.[2] [3] It was named after the Margab Fort, which was demolished in 1957.[4] [5] As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the al-Batʼha commercial area.
The early traces of its existence dates back to 16th century,[6] which nearly corresponds with the final stages of the disintegration of Hajr al-Yamamah that resulted in the succession of several settlements from the former.