Al Mansurah (Riyadh)

Al-Mansurah (Arabic: المنصورة), alternatively romanized as al-Mansourah and formerly known as Khanshaleelah,[1] (Arabic: خنشليلة, lit. 'khan of Jaleelah') is a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Manfuhah and west of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Batʼha and Aziziya.[2][3][4] It was once a stopover for Hajj pilgrims on the traditional route arriving from the east and was named after a 16th century local woman, Jaleelah bint Abdul Mohsen ad-Dar'iy, who had donated her house as a caravanserai to accommodate the travelers enroute to Mecca.[5]

Al-Mansurah
المنصورة
Khanshaleelah
Neighbourhood
Al Mansourah, 2023
Al Mansourah, 2023
Coordinates: 24°36′33″N 46°44′32″E
Country Saudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Baladiyah Al Aziziya
Area
 • Total5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialArabic

History

According to historians, the neighborhood's previous name, Khanshaleelah was derived from the name of a woman, Jaleelah, the daughter of Abdul Mohsen bin Sai'id ad-Dar'iy al-Hanafyy, who reportedly donated her house to feed and accommodate Hajj pilgrims passing through Riyadh from east.[6][7]

Pilgrims arriving from non-Arab eastern countries of Central Asia and Transoxiana dubbed the neighborhood as "khan", a Middle Persian word that refers to an "urban caravanserai" built within a town or a city.[8]

References
  1. "تطويرخدمات المرور والبلدية في شارع معن بن زائدة جنوب مدينة الرياض". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.ph. 2015-04-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. "حي المنصورة في الرياض". مدونة عقار (in Arabic). 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. "حي المنصوره في الرياض تعرف أكثر على أبرز مميزات الحي ودليل المعيشة فيه | مدونة بيوت السعودية". Bayut.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  5. "سبب تسمية حي خنشليله". almrsal.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. "خنشليلة". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  7. Riyadbank. Mu Bank مجلة بنك الرياض: arb. Mu Bank مجلة.
  8. "«شعاع» فنادق واستراحات زمان..«VIP» أحلى!". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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