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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Al Aziziyah (Riyadh)

Al-Aziziyah (Arabic: العزيزية, romanizedal-ʿAzīzīyyah), alternatively transliterated as al-Aziziah, is a residential neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the seat of the eponymous sub-municipality, al-Aziziya. Covering an area of 500 acres, it was established in the 1960s by Saudi businessman Saleh bin Abdul Wahab al-Sanea, who later named the neighborhood after King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. The neighborhood It is popular for its animal sale yards and wet markets.

Pollution

In 2013, Okaz reported that al-Aziziyah district is facing all kinds of pollution from three directions, the cement factory, slaughterhouses and sewages and was dubbed as the "nest of nests" of environmental pollution.

Traffic and transportation

According to Al Riyadh in 2013, residents in al-Aziziyah complained of regular traffic congestion due to overcrowding of trucks and other cargo vehicles.

It hosts the Al Aziziyah bus stop, which was established around 2001.

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