Ghubaira

Ghubaira (Arabic: حي غبيراء, romanized: ḥaī Ġubaīrāʾ), alternatively at times al-Ghubairah,[1] (Arabic: حي الغبيرة, romanized: ḥaī Ġubaīrah) is a residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[2] located west of al-Khalidiyyah and south of al-Oud in the sub-municipality of al-Batha.[3] It is named after the tribe of Bani Ghabar that once lived in the area[4] and is today inhabited mostly by Afro-Arabs and Pakistanis.[5][6] The current state of the neighborhood came into being during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ghubaira
حي غبيراء
Ghubairah
Arabic: حي الغبيرة
Neighbourhood
Ghubaira, 2023
Ghubaira, 2023
Ghubaira is located in Saudi Arabia
Ghubaira
Ghubaira
Coordinates: 24°37′14″N 46°44′08″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Named forBani Ghabar
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Language
 • OfficialArabic

References
  1. "شرطة الرياض توضّح حادثة الاعتداء على دورية في حي الغبيرة | صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية" (in Arabic). 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  2. "ثقافي / يحتفظ بعضها باسمه الجاهلي وأخرى عرفت منذ قرون.. "الأبعاد التاريخية لمسميات أحياء الرياض"". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.md. 2015-04-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. "أحياء وشوارع الرياض القديمة.. التاريخ وثّق الأسماء ل «جيل الألفية»!". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. "قبل امس دخلت حي غبيراء ..وتفاجأت !!! - ساحات الهوامير المفتوحة". hawamer.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  6. ""الجزيرة " تواصل جولاتها داخل الأحياء المنسية في الرياض". www.al-jazirah.com. 2001-10-24. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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