Ghubaira (), alternatively at times al-Ghubairah, () is a residential neighborhood in
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, located west of
al-Khalidiyyah and south of
al-Oud in the sub-municipality of
al-Batha. It is named after the tribe of Bani Ghabar that once lived in the area and is today inhabited mostly by overseas
Afro-Arabs
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and
Pakistanis
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.
The current state of the neighborhood came into being during the reign of King
Saud bin Abdulaziz Saud bin Abdulaziz may refer to:
* Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1748-1814) - Ruler of Diriyah Emirate (r.1803-1814)
*Saud of Saudi Arabia - King of Saudi Arabia (r.1953-1964) and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953-1954; 1960-1962)
*Saud bin Abdulaz ...
in the 1950s and 1960s.
References
Neighbourhoods in Riyadh
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