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(Redirected from Al Aziziyah (Riyadh)) Neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia This article is about a neighborhood in Riyadh. For the sub-municipality which it comes under, see Al Aziziya, Riyadh. Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al-Aziziyah حي العزيزية
Neighbourhood
Al Aziziyah, 2023Al Aziziyah, 2023
Coordinates: 24°35′8″N 46°46′23″E / 24.58556°N 46.77306°E / 24.58556; 46.77306
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Named forAbdulaziz ibn Saud
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Aziziya
Language
 • OfficialArabic

Al-Aziziah (Arabic: العزيزية, romanized: al-ʿAzīzīyyah) is a residential neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the seat of the eponymous sub-municipality, al-Aziziya. Covering an area of 500 acres, it was established in the 1960s by Saudi businessman Saleh bin Abdul Wahab al-Sanea, who later named the neighborhood after King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. The neighborhood It is popular for its animal sale yards and wet markets.

Pollution

In 2013, Okaz reported that al-Aziziyah district is facing all kinds of pollution from three directions, the cement factory, slaughterhouses and sewages and was dubbed as the "nest of nests" of environmental pollution.

Traffic and transportation

According to Al Riyadh in 2013, residents in al-Aziziyah complained of regular traffic congestion due to overcrowding of trucks and other cargo vehicles.

It hosts the Al Aziziyah bus stop, which was established around 2001.

Gallery

  • Nesto Hypermarket Gardenia Mall, 2023 Nesto Hypermarket Gardenia Mall, 2023
  • Al Shabab Street, 2023 Al Shabab Street, 2023
  • Aziziah bus stop, 2023 Aziziah bus stop, 2023

References

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  5. الحذيفي (الرياض), أحمد (2013-03-22). "العزيزية في مرمى التلوث البيئي من 3 جهات". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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  8. "Confusion, chaos reign at Riyadh's new bus terminal". Arab News. 2001-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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