Shalaga cemetery explained

Shalaga cemetery
Established:	19th century
Country:	Saudi Arabia
Location:	Ad-Dirah, Riyadh
Type:	Muslim
Owner:	Riyadh Municipality

Shalaga cemetery,^[1] is a public cemetery and a historic burial ground in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It was one of the two main graveyards used by the inhabitants of the old walled town, the other being al-Mughaibrah^[6] and was situated outside of the city fortifications in the northeast. The cemetery is the resting place of Turki bin Abdullah al-Saud, leader of the Second Saudi State from 1824 to 1834.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Riyadh, the City of the Future . 1984 . Arab Urban Development Institute . en.
2. Book: المجلة العربية . 2002 . al-Mamlakah al-ʻArabīyah al-Saʻūdīyah . ar.
3. Book: الدعوة :مجلة إسلامية اسبوعية جامعة . 1994 . مؤسسة الدعوة الإسلامية الصحفية، . ar.
4. Web site: الجبل . بدر . 2019-09-22 . اقرأ.. قصة دخول الملك عبد العزيز الرياض بلهجة من رواها . 2024-02-12 . صحيفة سبق الالكترونية . ar.
5. Web site: 8 November 2014 . مشروع الظهيرة هل يهدد الرياض القديمة؟! . 13 February 2024 . www.alriyadh.com.
6. Book: سالم, دوسري، شعيب بن عبد الحميد بن . امتاع السامر بتكملة متعة الناظر . 1998 . دارة الملك عبد العزيز . 978-9960-693-28-6 . ar.
7. Web site: العود.. . 2024-02-12 . archive.aawsat.com . ar.