Al Aziziyah (Riyadh)

Al-Aziziyah (Arabic: العزيزية, romanized: al-ʿAzīzīyyah), alternatively transliterated as al-Aziziah, is a residential neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the seat of the eponymous sub-municipality, al-Aziziya. Covering an area of 500 acres, it was established in the 1960s by Saudi businessman Saleh bin Abdul Wahab al-Sanea, who later named the neighborhood after King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. The neighborhood It is popular for its animal sale yards and wet markets.

This article is about a neighborhood in Riyadh. For the sub-municipality which it comes under, see Al Aziziya, Riyadh.
Al-Aziziyah
حي العزيزية
Neighbourhood
Al Aziziyah, 2023
Coordinates: 24°35′8″N 46°46′23″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Named forAbdulaziz ibn Saud
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Aziziya
Language
 • OfficialArabic
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