Al-Aziziyah
حي العزيزية | |
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 Al Aziziyah, 2023 | |
| Coordinates: 24°35′8″N 46°46′23″E / 24.58556°N 46.77306°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Named for | Abdulaziz ibn Saud |
| Government | |
| • Body | Baladiyah Al Aziziya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
Al-Aziziyah (Arabic: العزيزية, romanized: al-ʿAzīzīyyah), alternatively transliterated as al-Aziziah, is a residential neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the seat of the eponymous sub-municipality, al-Aziziya.[1] Covering an area of 500 acres,[2] it was established in the 1960s by Saudi businessman Saleh bin Abdul Wahab al-Sanea,[3] who later named the neighborhood after King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. The neighborhood It is popular for its animal sale yards and wet markets.[4]
In 2013, Okaz reported that al-Aziziyah district is facing all kinds of pollution from three directions, the cement factory, slaughterhouses and sewages[5] and was dubbed as the "nest of nests" of environmental pollution.[6]
According to Al Riyadh in 2013, residents in al-Aziziyah complained of regular traffic congestion due to overcrowding of trucks and other cargo vehicles.[7]
It hosts the Al Aziziyah bus stop, which was established around 2001.[8]
