Al Faisaliyyah, Riyadh

Al-Faisaliyyah (Arabic: حي الفيصلية‎, romanized: ḥaī al-Faīṣalīyah), locally al-Ghalah (Arabic: الغالة‎)[1] and unpopularly as al-Mamnūʿāt (Arabic: الممنوعات‎; lit. no-go zone),[2] is a shanty neighborhood and a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha[3] in south-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, inhabited mainly by lower-class Afro-Arabs[4] along with significant number of Yemenis,[5] Indians, Filipinos and Bangladeshis.[6] Bordered by Southern Ring Road to the south and Eastern Ring Road to the east, it shares proximity with as-Sinaiyah and al-Khalidiyyah neighborhoods to the west and al-Faruq neighborhood to the north.

Al-Faisaliyyah
حي الفيصلية
Neighbourhood
Al-Faisaliyyah
Al-Faisaliyyah
Coordinates: 24°38′3″N 46°46′51″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Language
 • OfficialArabic

History

Al-Faisaliyyah derives its name from King Faisal ibn Abdulaziz.[7] Owing to its ostracized and uninhabited atmosphere, it was previously called 'al-Ghalah' (Arabic: الغالة‎), which basically translates to 'something which is cut-off from the sea'.[5] According to a 2004 article by Al Riyadh, the area was gifted by King Faisal to homeless undocumented African migrants who used to live in al-Malazz and al-Maizilah neighborhoods (behind King Fahd International Stadium).[7][1]

Unemployment and security

Al-Faisaliyyah is one of the most crime-infested areas of Riyadh and has been dubbed by locals as 'al-Mamnūʿāt' (Arabic: الممنوعات‎;[2] lit. no-go zone), and has one of the highest unemployment ratios in the capital. According to Asharq Al-Awsat in 2007, almost sixty percent of the residents living in were undocumented.[8]

References
  1. "حي الفيصلية "الغالة".. الأهالي يدفعون ثمن عزلتهم!". Al Riyadh. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  2. الشهري (الرياض), منصور (2017-01-24). ""غالة الرياض".. مأزق العشوائية والجريمة والممنوعات!". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.is. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. "هل تصدق.. حي في الرياض يخاف رجال الشرطة من دخوله ؟!!". libral.org. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  5. الرياض, حمد السهلي ـ (2011-05-27). "عشوائية البناء والجرائم الأكثر انتشاراً في الحي (تصوير موسى النجعي)". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. "ضبط عصابات سرقات المنازل وسلب الليموزين وانتحال شخصيات موظفي الدولة بحي الفيصلية بالرياض". Al Riyadh. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. "حكاية حي "الفيصلية"!". Al Riyadh. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  8. الرياض, حمد السهلي ـ (2011-05-27). "عشوائية البناء والجرائم الأكثر انتشاراً في الحي (تصوير موسى النجعي)". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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