Hotat Khalid
حوطة خالد | |
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Coordinates: 24°38′16″N 46°42′44″E / 24.63788°N 46.71227°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Region | Old Riyadh |
Named for | Khalid bin Abdulaziz |
Language | |
• Official | Arabic |
Hotat Khalid (Arabic: حوطة خالد) was a settlement in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2][3][4] located north of Duhairah and south of al-Murabba.[5][6] It was named after King Khalid bin Abdulaziz,[7] who was allotted several acres of land in the area by his father, King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. It was a residential area inhabited by many prominent figures of that time, like Hafiz Wahba, Hussein Oweini and John Philby[8][9] and today lies in the north of ad-Dirah neighborhood in the city's downtown. The Khaldia Towers was built in 1983 on the grounds of King Khalid's palace ruins.[10]