Al Mansurah (Riyadh)

Al-Mansurah (Arabic: المنصورة), alternatively romanized as al-Mansourah and formerly known as Khanshaleelah, (Arabic: خنشليلة, lit.'khan of Jaleelah') is a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Manfuhah and west of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Batʼha and Aziziya. It was once a stopover for Hajj pilgrims on the traditional route arriving from the east and was named after a 16th century local woman, Jaleelah bint Abdul Mohsen ad-Dar'iy, who had donated her house as a caravanserai to accommodate the travelers enroute to Mecca.

Al-Mansurah
المنصورة
Khanshaleelah
Neighbourhood
Al Mansourah, 2023
Coordinates: 24°36′33″N 46°44′32″E
Country Saudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Government
  BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Baladiyah Al Aziziya
Area
  Total5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Language
  OfficialArabic
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