Al Shumaisi

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 workers from South Asian countries.[5][6] It is well known for hosting Riyadh's first hospital, the King Saud Medical City.

Al-Shumaisi
الشميسي
Neighbourhood
Al-Shumaisi is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Shumaisi
Al-Shumaisi
Coordinates: 24°37′27″N 46°41′56″E
Country Saudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
RegionOld Riyadh
Named forSheikh Muhammad bin Ali al-Shumaisi
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah al-Shumaisi
Language
 • OfficialArabic

References
  1. مشاريع النظافة، أمانة منطقة الرياض، الإدارة العامة للنظافة(مؤرشف). Archived 2016-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "«الشميسي". archive.aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. "هذا سبب تسمية حي الشميسي بهذا الاسم". www.alriyadh.com. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. Ḥusayn, Muḥammad ibn Saʻd Ibn (1978). الشيخ محمد بن عبد الله بن بليهد وآثاره الادبية (in Arabic).
  5. Elsheshtawy, Yasser (2021-09-27). Riyadh: Transforming a Desert City. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-46064-3.
  6. "الباكستانيون في الرياض.. يكرهون السهر ويعشقون العمل و"لا للتجمع"". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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