Irqah Hospital
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| Irqah Hospital | |
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 Irqah Hospital site in September 2012 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Irqah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°41′33″N 46°35′4″E / 24.69250°N 46.58444°E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Saudi Arabia |
Irqah Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى عرقة), also at times Ergah Hospital is a now-defunct and abandoned health care facility in the Irqah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1987, it initially housed number of Kuwaiti families fleeing the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 besides treating combatants during the Gulf War. It was reopened in 1993 for the general public following the end of the war, functioning for nearly 8 years prior to ceasing operations around 2001.[1] It is considered to be one of the most haunted sites in Riyadh[2] where several incidents of unusual paranormal activities have been reported by residents living in its vicinity.[3][4]
Irqah Hospital was constructed in 1987 as a private medical facility by the Saudi Ministry of Health and funded by Saudi Oger. It housed several Kuwaiti families and treated combatants during the 1990-1991 Gulf crisis. It was reopened in 1993 as a hospital and served for nearly eight years before closing down in 2001. Since its disestablishment, the site is considered to be haunted by jinns by its nearby residents and have complained of strange paranormal activities.