Al Faisaliyyah
Al-Faisaliyyah, locally al-Ghalah and pejoratively as al-Mamnūʿāt, is a shanty neighborhood and a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha in south-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, inhabited mainly by lower-class Afro-Arabs besides having significant presence of Yemenis, Indians, Filipinos and Bangladeshis.- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Al Faysaliyah” and “Al Fayşalīyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riyadh Railway Station and Riyadh Dry Port.
Riyadh Railway Station
Railway station
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Riyadh railway station is one of the two main railway stations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the other being Riyadh North Station. It is located in the Sinaiyah Qadeem district, and is the western terminus of the Dammam–Riyadh line. Riyadh Railway Station is situated 4 km northwest of Al Faisaliyyah.
Riyadh Dry Port
Riyadh Dry Port is a dry port in the as-Sinaiyah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest inland port in Saudi Arabia. The port is located on off Exit 16 in Al Malaz, adjacent to the Riyadh railway station. Riyadh Dry Port is situated 3 km northwest of Al Faisaliyyah.Railway
Metro station
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Railway is a metro station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Faisaliyyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Khalidiah and Al Mansurah.
Al-Khalidiah
Suburb
Al-Khalidiah is a low-income residential neighborhood in southeastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of as-Sinaiyah and west of al-Faisaliyyah in the sub-municipality of al-Batʼha.
Al Mansurah
Suburb
Al-Mansurah, alternatively romanized as al-Mansourah and formerly known as Khanshaleelah, is a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Manfuhah and west of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Batʼha and Aziziya. Al Mansurah is situated 4 km southwest of Al Faisaliyyah.
Al `Ud
Suburb
Al-Owd, alternatively transliterated as al-Oud or al-ʼUd, is a former village and a residential neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of Margab and west of al-Salhiyah in the sub-municipality of al-Batha. Al `Ud is situated 4½ km west of Al Faisaliyyah.
Al Faisaliyyah
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
24.6325° or 24° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
46.7725° or 46° 46′ 21″ eastElevation
625 metres (2,051 feet)Open location code
7HP8JQJF+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1236703837OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Al Faisaliyyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الفيصلية”
- Arabic: “القيصلية”
- Arabic: “حي الفيصلية”
- French: “Al Faysaliyah”
- German: “Al Faysaliyah”
- Slovenian: “Al Faisalija”
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