Al Wisham
Al-Wisham
الوشام | |
|---|---|
 Riyadh TV Tower, 2008 | |
  Al-Wisham Location within Saudi Arabia  Al-Wisham Location within Asia | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′36″N 46°41′53″E / 24.64333°N 46.69806°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Baladiyah | Al Shumaisi |
| Emerged | 1940s |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
Al-Wisham (Arabic: الوشام, lit. 'the tattoos') is a neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2][3] located west of al-Futah and north of Umm Sulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Shumaisi. The district emerged in the 1940s when King Abdulaziz ibn Saud built several palaces in the area for his son, Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz.[4][5][6] It was later incorporated into the capital metropolis during its multiple phases of expansion between 1950s and 1970s. It hosts the Riyadh TV Tower, one of the city's major landmarks.
References
[edit]- ↑ ادارة المدن الكبرى : تجربة مدينة الرياض (in Arabic). مكتبة الملك فهد الوطنية - الرياض. 1994. ISBN 978-9960-00-022-0.
- ↑ الدعوة :مجلة إسلامية اسبوعية جامعة (in Arabic). مؤسسة الدعوة الإسلامية الصحفية،. 2003.
- ↑ الرحمن, سمهري، هيا بنت عبد (2006). عبد الله ابن خميس ناثرا (in Arabic). مكتبة الملك فهد الوطنية - الرياض. ISBN 978-9960-00-279-8.
- ↑ "نشأ "حي الوشام" قبل 80 عاماً عندما أمر الملك عبد العزيز ببناء عدد من القصور لابنه الأمير منصور". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ "حديث المطابع". www.alriyadh.com. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ الشاطري, منصور بن مروي (2013-01-01). أمير الرياض دهام بن دواس 1151 - 1187 هـ - 1738 - 1773 م (in Arabic). Al Manhal.
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