Hillat Al Sharqiyah
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Al Sharqiyah
الشرقية | |
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| Coordinates: 24°37′34″N 46°42′36″E / 24.62611°N 46.71000°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Region | Old Riyadh |
| Language | |
| • Official | Arabic |
Hillat Al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: حلة الشرقية, lit. 'the eastern quarter') was a quarter and a douar within the city walls in the erstwhile fortress-city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of Dakhna and east of Muraighib in the southwestern part of the walled town.[1][2] It included the Sharqiyah Mosque, Khalid bin Saud Mosque, Souq Sidrah and al-Jufrah Mosque.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Al-Sharqiyah was named after an old well owned by a family named al-Dhafran and was bounded by Dakhna Street to the east, al-Muraighib Street to the west and al-Hukm Palace to the north.[9]
