Dakhna (Riyadh)

Extinct douar in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dakhna

دخنة

Neighbourhood

Dakhna Grand Mosque, 1952

Coordinates: 24°37′46″N 46°42′50″E﻿ / ﻿24.62944°N 46.71389°E﻿ / 24.62944; 46.71389
Country| Saudi Arabia
City| Riyadh
Region| Old Riyadh
Incorporated into metropolis| 1960s
Named after| Dakhna well
Language

• Official| Arabic

Hillat al-Dakhna (Arabic: حلة دخنة), alternatively transliterated as Dekhna or Dukhnah, was a quarter and a douar within the former city walls in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1][2] located west of al-Gadimah and south of al-Duhairah in southern part of the walled town. The quarter contained the 18th century Dakhna Grand Mosque, due to which it was nicknamed as Hayy al-ʿUlamāʾ (Arabic: حي العلماء, lit. 'neighborhood of the scholars')[3] and was located in close proximity to the Dakhna Gate.[4] It was a prominent settlement and a major commercial center[5] until the early 1960s[6] and was incorporated into the metropolis of Riyadh between the 1950s and 1970s.

It was named after Dakhna well[7][8][9] which was itself attributed to a tribe from Asir named Bani Sharif.[10] In 1773, following the House of Saud-led takeover of the walled town, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab built a mosque in the area, which later became a center of learning for Hanbali Sunni scholars and was dubbed as Hayy al-Ulama.[11]

The quarter hosted the residences of Sheikh Mohammad bin Ibrahim Al Asheikh, Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdulateef Al Asheikh, Abdulaziz ibn Saud, Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Asheikh, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz as well as palaces of mother of Prince Fahd bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Prince Saad bin Abdulaziz, Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz and Prince Faisal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz.[12]

## Legacy

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In 2021, the Dukhnaah Restaurant was opened in Boulevard City in Riyadh that offers culinary traditions from Najd and was named after the erstwhile quarter of the walled town.[13][14][15][16][17]

## References

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2. ^ Menoret, Pascal (2014-04-21). Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03548-5.
3. ^ "دخنة.. حي العلماء في الرياض القديمة". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
4. ^ سليمان, رويشد، عبدالرحمن بن (1992). قصر الحكم في الرياض: أصالة الماضي و روعة الحاضر (in Arabic). s.n.]،.
5. ^ المجلة العربية (in Arabic). al-Mamlakah al-ʻArabīyah al-Saʻūdīyah. 2006.
6. ^ الهطلاني, الدكتورة مضاوي حمد الناصر (1996-11-25). مدينة الرياض: دراسة تاريخية في التطور السياسي والاقتصادي والاجتماعي والثقافي 1902 - 1975 م / 1320 - 1395 هـ (in Arabic). OBEIKAN Education. ISBN 978-9960-20-235-8.
7. ^ الوشمي, أحمد بن مساعد عبدالله (2018-05-03). الرياض مدينة وسكانا: كيف كانت وكيف عاشوا؟ (in Arabic). العبيكان للنشر.
8. ^ "مساجد الرياض القديمة.. وفقه بنائها". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
9. ^ Washmī, Aḥmad ibn Musāʻid (1993). الرياض: مدينة وسكانا،ً كيف كانت وكيف عاشوا (in Arabic). الوكالة العامة للإعلام، نبراس،.
10. ^ دخنة, شريفي، إبراهيم جار الله بن (1998). الموسوعة الذهبية في أنساب قبائل وأسر شبه الجزيرة العربية (in Arabic). إ.ج.ا.ب.د. الشريفي،.
11. ^ "حي العلماء". 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
12. ^ "الـريـاض القديمة" (PDF). `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
13. ^ "دخنة في البوليفارد..عراقة وإبداع | اهلا وسهلا". www.ahlanwasahlan.world (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
14. ^ "60 يوما تدشن "دخنة"". arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
15. ^ "المطاعم الشعبية تعود بتصاميم عالمية حديثة". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
16. ^ هي, مجلة. "أفضل 6 مطاعم لتناول طعام العشاء في بوليفارد رياض سيتي 2022 - مجلة هي". www.hiamag.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
17. ^ ""مطاعم البوليفارد" .. رحلة إلى المدن العالمية". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-09.