Hillat al-Qadimah (), or in
Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Gadimah and originally known as Hayy al-Aamir (), was a quarter and a douar within the
city walls
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in the erstwhile fortress-city of
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, located in the southeastern corner of the
walled town.
It was built on a farm owned by a farmer named Ibn Issa and was later incorporated into the capital metropolis of
Riyadh following the dismantling of the
city walls
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...
in 1950. The area today forms part of the
Qasr al-Hukm District in the
ad-Dirah. The settlement hosted the al-Hilla Mosque.
The settlement hosted the palaces of Imam
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal al-Saud,
Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud,
Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud,
Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz,
Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,
Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,
Prince Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud,
Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz, and
Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz.
References
Neighbourhoods in Riyadh
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