Al-Shumaisi (Arabic: الشميسي) is a historic neighborhood and the seat of the sub-municipality of its namesake, al-Shumaisi, in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1] located west of ad-Dirah and east of al-Badiah.[2] The neighborhood is named after Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi,[3] who owned a farm that was attributed to his family name in the area sometime around 1930s.[4] It is today inhabited mostly by overseas Pakistani community.[5][6][7] It is well known for hosting Riyadh's first hospital, the King Saud Medical City.
Al-Shumaisi
الشميسي | |
|---|---|
  Al-Shumaisi | |
| Coordinates: 24°37′27″N 46°41′56″E / 24.62417°N 46.69889°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Region | Old Riyadh |
| Named for | Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Baladiyah al-Shumaisi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
References
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- ^ "«الشميسي". archive.aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "هذا سبب تسمية حي الشميسي بهذا الاسم". www.alriyadh.com. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Ḥusayn, Muḥammad ibn Saʻd Ibn (1978). الشيخ محمد بن عبد الله بن بليهد وآثاره الادبية (in Arabic).
- ^ Elsheshtawy, Yasser (2021-09-27). Riyadh: Transforming a Desert City. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-46064-3.
- ^ "الباكستانيون في الرياض.. يكرهون السهر ويعشقون العمل و"لا للتجمع"". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ الرياض, عبد الله محمد ـــ (2006-09-24). "الهنود حول المطاعم". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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