As-Sinaiyah
الصناعية
Industrial district/Neighborhood
First Industrial City
Sinaiyah Qadeem, 2023
Sinaiyah Qadeem, 2023
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Established1973
Government
 • BodyBaladiyah Al Batha
Baladiyah Al Malaz
Language
 • OfficialArabic

Sinaiyah al-Qadimah[1][2] (Arabic: الصناعية القديمة, romanized: aṣ-Ṣināʿīyah al-Qadīmah, lit. 'old industrial area'), officially First Industrial City, and often shortened to as-Sinaiyah, is an industrial district in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located southwest of al-Malazz and north of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Malaz and al-Batha. It was established west of the Riyadh Rail Station in 1973[3] during the reign of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz as part of the first national five-year development plan of 1970–1975, covering an area of 123.5 acres. The southern part of the district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores.[4][5][6] It is overseen by the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON).

History

According to the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones, Sinaiyah Qadeem was established in 1973 during the time of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz[7] and thus, is the oldest industrial district in the Saudi capital for automobile workshops.[8] Bordered with al-Malaz neighbourhood and Al Kharj Road, due to which it got the nickname Sinaiyah al-Kharj, The district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores in the entire city. In 1981, the Riyadh railway station was founded in north of the district.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "مرور الرياض يحتجز ١٣٢ سيارة مخالفة في الصناعية القديمة". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  2. ↑ ""السيارات التالفة" في الصناعية القديمة.. "الرقيب يتفرج" !". 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Riyadh 1st. Industrial City". modon.gov.sa. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ↑ "صناعية "الخرج" فوضى مرورية وعشوائية في تخطيط الورش". Al Riyadh. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  5. ↑ "تطوير الإشارات المرورية في صناعية الرياض بـ17 مليون ريال » صحيفة الرأي الإلكترونية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Al-Jazirah". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  7. ↑ "المدينة الصناعية الثانية بالرياض". modon.gov.sa. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  8. ↑ القحطاني (الرياض), فارس (2012-07-22). "الصناعية القديمة .. باب لتهور العابرين". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  9. ↑ Paxton, J. (2016-12-27). The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27114-2.

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