Al-Aziziah (Arabic: العزيزية, romanizedal-ʿAzīzīyyah) is a residential neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the seat of the eponymous sub-municipality, al-Aziziya.[1] Covering an area of 500 acres,[2] it was established in the 1960s by Saudi businessman Saleh bin Abdul Wahab al-Sanea,[3] who later named the neighborhood after King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. The neighborhood It is popular for its animal sale yards and wet markets.[4]

Al-Aziziyah
حي العزيزية
Al Aziziyah, 2023
Al Aziziyah, 2023
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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

Pollution

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In 2013, Okaz reported that al-Aziziyah district is facing all kinds of pollution from three directions, the cement factory, slaughterhouses and sewages[5] and was dubbed as the "nest of nests" of environmental pollution.[6]

Traffic and transportation

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According to Al Riyadh in 2013, residents in al-Aziziyah complained of regular traffic congestion due to overcrowding of trucks and other cargo vehicles.[7]

It hosts the Al Aziziyah bus stop, which was established around 2001.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.is. 2015-04-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  2. ^ "حي العزيزية في الرياض". مدونة عقار (in Arabic). 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "رتبها". rattibha.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  4. ^ "أصحاب مطابخ يتظلمون ضد احتكار مسلخ العزيزية استقبال ذبائحهم". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  5. ^ الحذيفي (الرياض), أحمد (2013-03-22). "العزيزية في مرمى التلوث البيئي من 3 جهات". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  6. ^ ""بلدي الرياض": سوق أغنام العزيزية تحت النظر". 2013-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  7. ^ "العمالة السائبة وتكدّس الشاحنات تشوه حي العزيزية". Al Riyadh. 2013-01-06. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  8. ^ "Confusion, chaos reign at Riyadh's new bus terminal". Arab News. 2001-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-30.