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Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Dhubbat الضباط
Neighbourhood
Al Dhubbat, 2024Al Dhubbat, 2024
Coordinates: 24°40′47″N 46°43′23″E / 24.67972°N 46.72306°E / 24.67972; 46.72306
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
RegionOld Riyadh
Named forEmployees of Ministry of Defense
Government
 • BodyAl Malaz Sub-Municipality
Language
 • OfficialArabic

Al-Dhubbat (Arabic: الضباط, lit. 'the officers') is a neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of al-Wizarat and northwest of al-Malaz in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. It is one of the most ancient neighborhoods of Riyadh, dating back to the time Jabal Abu Makhruq. The current form of the neighborhood emerged in the 1970s alongside the al-Wizarat district as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies. The district later got named after them.

Overview

Jabal Abu Makhruq is the oldest landmark in the district, a limestone hill that once served as a stopover for pilgrims arriving from Eastern Arabia enroute to the walled town of Riyadh in medieval era. In the 1970s, the Saudi government developed the surrounding area of the limestone hill alongside the al-Wizarat district as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies located along the Old Airport Road, and named it after them.

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