Al-Qiri
حي القري | |
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Coordinates: 24°37′41″N 46°42′56″E / 24.62806°N 46.71556°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Region | Old Riyadh |
Named for | Al-Qiri Gate |
Government | |
• Body | Baladiyah Al Batha |
Language | |
• Official | Arabic |
Al-Qiri (Arabic: القري, romanized: al-Qirī) or al-Jiri and al-Guraiy,[1] is a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha and is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3][4][5][6] It shares close proximity to al-Dirah and Jabrah neighborhoods. Originally an orchard,[7] it is named after the al-Qiri Gate of the former city wall, south east of the erstwhile walled town.