Sinaiyah Qadeem (Riyadh)

Sinaiyah Qadeem[1] (Arabic: الصناعية القديمة, romanized: aṣ-Ṣināʿīyah al-Qadīmah, lit. 'old industrial area'), also known as or Sinaiyah al-Kharj[2] and simply sometimes as-Sinaiyah, is an industrial district, neighborhood and one of the subjects of Baladiyah al-Malaz and Baladiyah al-Batha in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores.[3][4][5] Spanned across 1900 hectares and bordered between Al Kharj Road to the west and Ali Ibn Abi Talib Road to the east, the district is also well-known for serving the Riyadh Rail Station, the western terminus of Dammam–Riyadh line and as the oldest industrial district for workshops in the city.

Sinaiyah Qadeem / Sinaiyah al-Kharj
الصناعية القديمة
Industrial district/Neighborhood
Old Industrial Area
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Established1976
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Baladiyah Al Malaz
Language
 • OfficialArabic

History

According to the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones, Sinaiyah Qadeem was established in 1976 during the time of King Khalid[6] and thus, is the oldest industrial district in the Saudi capital for automobile workshops.[7] Bordered with al-Malaz neighbourhood and Al Kharj Road, due to which it got the nickname Sinaiyah al-Kharj, The district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores in the entire city. In 1981, the Riyadh railway station was founded in north of the district.[8]

  • Riyadh Rail Station, which connects Dammam-Riyadh line at Qadeem Sinaiyah
    Riyadh Rail Station, which connects Dammam-Riyadh line at Qadeem Sinaiyah

References
  1. "مرور الرياض يحتجز ١٣٢ سيارة مخالفة في الصناعية القديمة". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  2. ""السيارات التالفة" في الصناعية القديمة.. "الرقيب يتفرج" !". 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2021-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "صناعية "الخرج" فوضى مرورية وعشوائية في تخطيط الورش". Al Riyadh. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "تطوير الإشارات المرورية في صناعية الرياض بـ17 مليون ريال » صحيفة الرأي الإلكترونية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  5. "Al-Jazirah". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  6. "المدينة الصناعية الثانية بالرياض". modon.gov.sa. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  7. القحطاني (الرياض), فارس (2012-07-22). "الصناعية القديمة .. باب لتهور العابرين". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  8. Paxton, J. (2016-12-27). The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27114-2.

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