Al-Marqab
حي المرقب
Al Marqab, as seen from the Thulaim side of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Road (around 2016)
Al Marqab, as seen from the Thulaim side of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Road (around 2016)
Al-Marqab is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Marqab
Al-Marqab
Al-Marqab is located in Asia
Al-Marqab
Al-Marqab
Coordinates: 24°38′5″N 46°43′34″E / 24.63472°N 46.72611°E / 24.63472; 46.72611
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
RegionOld Riyadh
Government
  BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Language
  OfficialArabic

Al-Marqab (Arabic: المرقب, lit.'watchtower'), or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Margab,[1] is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of al-Dirah and south of Thulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Batʼha.[2][3] It was referred to as Margab by the local populace, the Arabic word for watchtower in Najd, due to the fortifications of the former walled town that used to overlook the settlement from the west prior to getting dismantled in the 1950s. As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the al-Batʼha commercial area.

The early traces of its existence dates back to 16th century,[4] which nearly corresponds with the final stages of the disintegration of Hajr al-Yamamah that resulted in the succession of several settlements from the former.

Margab, 1949

References

  1. Bulletin de la Société de géographie d'Egypte. Société de géographie d'Egypte. 1965.
  2. "أحياء الرياض القديمة.."التاريخ" حفظ الأسماء و"الحاضر" أهمل الأماكن!". www.alriyadh.com. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  3. "أحياء الرياض القديمة.. التراث يعود بوجه حديث!". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  4. "رياض المرقب وغياب الآخر". www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 2002. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
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