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Al Malazz

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Al Malaz Riyadh, Nov 2023
Al Malaz Riyadh, Nov 2023

Al-Malazz (Arabic: حي الملز, romanized: ḥaī al-Malaz), formerly al-Riyadh al-Jadidah (lit. The New Riyadh) and the Red Sea neighborhood, is a commercial and residential neighborhood and the seat of the sub-municipality of its namesake, al-Malaz, in downtown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Named after the al-Malaz Square (now King Abdullah Park), it was established in 1954 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz as a housing project for government employees and was later developed into a full-fledged district. The neighborhood has a large presence of overseas Syrian community alongside native Saudi nationals.It the very first modern locality in the city, alongside the al-Nassiriyah district, which replaced the vernacular Najdi architecture with a modern one. The area is also popular for hosting several iconic landmarks, supermarkets, streets and government ministries.

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Al Malazz
Al Ameen Abdullah Al Ali Alnaeem, Riyadh Al Malaz District

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الأمين عبدالله العلي النعيم

Al Ameen Abdullah Al Ali Alnaeem
12836 Riyadh, Al Malaz District
Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
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Al Malaz Riyadh, Nov 2023
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