Miʼkal (Riyadh)

Miʼkal or Maʼkal (Arabic: بلدة معكال, romanized: baldah Maʿkāl, lit. 'Maʼkal township') is an ancient village and a historic neighborhood[1] in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located that is a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha[2] in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located between ad-Dubiyah and al-Wusaita.[3] The town came into existence when Hajr al-Yamamah[4] disintegrated up into several settlements and estates in the 16th century (10 AH), the most notable of them being Migrin (or Muqrin) and Mi'kal.[5] Its name reportedly comes from two pre-Islamic Arabian deities, Kāl and Miʿkāl (Arabic: كال ومعكال) that were worshipped in Najd.[6]

Maʼkal
معكال
Neighbourhood
Maʼkal is located in Saudi Arabia
Maʼkal
Maʼkal
Maʼkal is located in Asia
Maʼkal
Maʼkal
Coordinates: 24°37′22″N 46°42′53″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Language
 • OfficialArabic

History

The town came into existence when Hajr al-Yamamah[4] disintegrated up into several settlements and estates in the 16th century (10 AH), the most notable of them being Migrin (or Muqrin) and Ma'kal.[5] It was reportedly named after two pre-Islamic Arabian deities, Kāl and Maʿkāl (Arabic: كال ومعكال)[6] that were worshipped in Najd.

According to historian Abd al-Malik ibn Husayn al-Isami al-Makki, Maʼkal was also the site of a military conflict when it was besieged in 1578 (986 AH) by 50 soldiers of the Sharif of Mecca Abu Numayy II[7][8] in which he killed several of its political leaders and imprisoned others for almost a year until they agreed to pay concessions.[5]

References
  1. "أحياء الرياض القديمة.."التاريخ" حفظ الأسماء و"الحاضر" أهمل الأماكن!". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. "الإدارة العامة للنظافة". archive.md. 2015-04-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. "جولة في حي الدوبية". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  4. "al-hakawati - Riyadh". al-hakawati.net. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. "بلدة معكال من بلدات الرياض القديمة". Al Riyadh. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  6. "شيء من تاريخ نجد". Al Riyadh. 2004. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. "الكتاب : سمط النجوم العوالي في أنباء الأوائل والتوالي". islamport.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  8. "ضرب الهنادي بين مقرن ومعكال". Al Riyadh. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2021-11-21.


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