Al-Qanaiʼy (Arabic: حلة القناعي), or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Ghanaiy, was a quarter and a douar within the city walls in the erstwhile fortress-city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2] located between Mugailiyah and Muraighib in the northwestern part of the walled town.[3][4]
Al-Ghanaiy
القناعي | |
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 Qaisiriya Ibn Qulaib, 1965 | |
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| Coordinates: 24°37′46″N 46°42′50″E / 24.62944°N 46.71389°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Region | Old Riyadh |
| Named for | al-Qanaiʼy family |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
The quarter was attributed to the family of al-Qanaiʼy, who owned the land in the area[5] and hosted two small markets, Qaisiriya Ibn Qulaib (later Souq al-Ushaiger) and Qaisiriya Prince Saad bin Abdullah.[6][7][8][9][10]
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- ^ al-Usbūʻ al-ʻArabī (in Arabic). al-Muʼassasah al-Sharqīyah lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr fī Lubnān. April 1965.
- ^ Sijill al-ʻArab: al-Tabʻah 1 (in Arabic). Muʾassasat Sijill al-ʻArab. 1962.
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