`Irqah
`Irqah is a neighborhood in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia and has about 12,300 residents. `Irqah is situated nearby to the suburb Al Khuzama, as well as near Hayy as Sifarat (Embassy Quarter).Places of Interest
Highlights include Ergah Hospital and Embassy of USA.
Ergah Hospital
Hospital
Irqah Hospital, also at times Ergah Hospital is a now-defunct and abandoned health care facility in the Irqah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1987, it initially housed number of Kuwaiti families fleeing the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 besides treating combatants during the Gulf War.
Embassy of USA
Government office
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The Embassy of the United States, Riyadh is the embassy of the United States located in the capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is of importance due to a confluence of economic, strategic, and geopolitical factors. Embassy of USA is situated 4 km east of `Irqah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diplomatic Quarter.
Diplomatic Quarter
Neighborhood
The Diplomatic Quarter, also known by its Arabic name as-Safarat, is a diplomatic enclave and an affluent residential district in northwestern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, situated in close proximity to Irqah. Diplomatic Quarter is situated 4 km east of `Irqah.
`Irqah
- Type: Neighborhood with 12,300 residents
- Also known as: “‘Arjah”, “’Arjah”, “‘Irqah”, “’Irqah”, and “Arqa”
- Category: locality
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.68415° or 24° 41′ 3″ northLongitude
46.58261° or 46° 34′ 57″ eastPopulation
12,300Elevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)Open location code
7HP8MHMM+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1236703756OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
105586
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“`Irqah” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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