Al Doho
Al-Doho (Arabic: حي الدحو), formerly Haara al-Hilla (Arabic: حارة الحلة) and alternatively transliterated as al-Daho or al-Dahu, is a historic neighborhood situated within the former old city walls of southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the Qasr al-Hukm District of al-Batʼha sub-municipality. It is the only neighborhood from the walled town that is independently administered by the Riyadh Municipality, whereas the rest of extinct settlements lie in the adjacent ad-Dirah district.
Al-Doho
حي الدحو | |
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Neighbourhood | |
al-Doho signboard near Masmak Fort | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Region | Old Riyadh |
Government | |
• Body | Baladiyah al-Batha |
Area | |
• Total | 0.08151 km2 (0.03147 sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Arabic |
Bordered by King Faisal Road to the east, al-Thumairi Street to the north, al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Road to the south and Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Street to the west, it is considered to be one of the last remnants of the old city neighborhoods. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (then The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh) presented the plan to resuscitate the neighborhood in 2010 at the 2010 Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Market and began its implementation 2013.