Al-ʽAmal (), formerly al-Ghurabi () and Shiʽab (), is a commercial and residential neighborhood situated along the al-Batʼha Street in downtown
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, located north of
Thulaim
Thulaim () is a commercial and residential neighborhood in downtown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of al-Amal and north of Margab in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz, and east of
al-Futah in the sub-municipality of
al-Malaz
Baladiyah Al Malaz (also Al-Malaz; ar, بلدية الملز), in English as the Al-Malaz Sub-Municipality, is an urban baladiyah and one of 14 sub-municipalities of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Besides the eponymous neighborhood after which it is ...
. As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the
al-Batʼha commercial area.
Background
Al-ʽAmal emerged between the 1950s and 1960s during the reign of
King Saud bin Abdulaziz and is inhabited mostly by
overseas workers from the
Philippines and various other nationalities since the oil boom of the 1970s. It hosts the Ghurabi Street in the al-Batʼha section of the neighborhood, that is famous for its automobile spare parts stores.
Its name is attributed to the former headquarters of the
Ministry of Labor that was previously located in the area.
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Neighbourhoods in Riyadh