130:
122:
25:
340:
As the neighbouring Saudi capital expanded exponentially in the 20th century, fueled by the country's oil wealth, the walls of both
Manfuha and Riyadh were torn down, and Manfuha was quickly swallowed in whole by the growing metropolis. Today, Manfuha is among the poorer districts of Riyadh as most
341:
of its original inhabitants have left to newer districts of the capital. Some of the town's old mud-brick buildings remain, as well as an ancient observation tower. A wide avenue cuts through the centre of
Manfuha, named Al-A'sha Street, after its most famous son.
282:), as well as many slaves and freedmen working as agricultural labourers. Like Riyadh, the town was surrounded by gardens and palm groves.
254:, but little is heard of Manfuha after that time. At the turn of the 20th century, its population was made up largely of members of
317:
invasion in 1818. From then on, the town's fortunes largely followed those of its neighbour, Riyadh, returning to Saudi rule under
89:
477:
108:
61:
212:), which loosely translates to blowing wind or being fragrant. It was reportedly attributed to its climatic nature.
428:
68:
46:
75:
472:
404:
57:
42:
467:
35:
202:
157:
278:
towns, its population also included a large percentage of non-tribally-affiliated tradesmen (
173:
329:
in the 1890s, before reverting to Saudi rule less than ten years later under the founder of
8:
391:
334:
226:
285:
In the late 18th century, Manfuha fell under the rule of the energetic ruler of Riyadh,
318:
82:
302:
286:
165:
129:
386:
322:
221:
193:
141:
121:
310:
461:
443:
430:
330:
153:
172:, Manfuha was until the mid-20th century considered a twin village to the
263:
255:
243:
235:
169:
309:, however, who ruled over Manfuha until their state was destroyed by an
267:
262:(who by now had come to identify themselves with the related tribe of
362:"أحياء الرياض القديمة.."التاريخ" حفظ الأسماء و"الحاضر" أهمل الأماكن!"
290:
271:
259:
239:
289:, who at the time was vigorously resisting the expansion of the new
24:
326:
251:
361:
168:. Established on the edge of the narrow, fertile valley known as
298:
294:
161:
148:) is an ancient village and a historic neighborhood in southern
389:, "Yamamah", "Hajr", "Al-'Irdh", "Al-'Allaqi", and "Qurran" in
306:
247:
185:
149:
314:
275:
231:
234:
at the same time as Hajr (now Riyadh) by members of the
207:
344:Manfuha is now a neighbourhood in southern Riyadh.
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
459:
321:in 1824, then falling under the rule of the
305:). Both towns eventually succumbed to the
242:. Manfuha was home to the famous Arab poet
230:, Manfuha was built a few centuries before
246:, who died at around the same time as the
238:tribe and their cousins from the tribe of
224:'s 13th-century geographical encyclopedia
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
128:
120:
16:Ancient village in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
460:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
197:
145:
13:
14:
489:
23:
405:"Manfuha Weather, Ar Riyad, SA"
34:needs additional citations for
397:
380:
354:
1:
347:
176:, the current Saudi capital.
179:
7:
208:
164:in the sub-municipality of
10:
494:
215:
184:Manfuhah derives from the
293:state established by the
266:), as well as members of
478:Neighbourhoods in Riyadh
368:(in Arabic). 4 June 2010
133:Another view in Manfuha
134:
126:
125:Manfuha in Riyadh City
444:24.59611°N 46.72722°E
297:clan of neighbouring
174:walled town of Riyadh
132:
124:
409:World Weather Online
43:improve this article
440: /
335:Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
156:, located north of
449:24.59611; 46.72722
319:Turki ibn Abdallah
135:
127:
473:History of Riyadh
303:First Saudi State
206:
119:
118:
111:
93:
485:
455:
454:
452:
451:
450:
445:
441:
438:
437:
436:
433:
420:
419:
417:
415:
401:
395:
392:Mu'jam Al-Buldan
384:
378:
377:
375:
373:
366:www.alriyadh.com
358:
287:Deham ibn Dawwas
227:Mu'jam Al-Buldan
211:
201:
199:
147:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
493:
492:
488:
487:
486:
484:
483:
482:
468:History of Najd
458:
457:
448:
446:
442:
439:
434:
431:
429:
427:
426:
424:
423:
413:
411:
403:
402:
398:
387:Yaqut Al-Hamawi
385:
381:
371:
369:
360:
359:
355:
350:
218:
182:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
491:
481:
480:
475:
470:
422:
421:
396:
379:
352:
351:
349:
346:
217:
214:
181:
178:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
490:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
463:
456:
453:
410:
406:
400:
394:
393:
388:
383:
367:
363:
357:
353:
345:
342:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
228:
223:
220:According to
213:
210:
204:
195:
191:
187:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
160:and south of
159:
155:
151:
143:
139:
131:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
425:
412:. Retrieved
408:
399:
390:
382:
370:. Retrieved
365:
356:
343:
339:
331:Saudi Arabia
284:
279:
274:. Like all
225:
219:
189:
183:
154:Saudi Arabia
137:
136:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
447: /
256:Banu Hanifa
236:Banu Hanifa
170:Wadi Hanifa
462:Categories
435:46°43′38″E
432:24°35′46″N
372:24 January
348:References
69:newspapers
58:"Manfuhah"
323:Al Rashid
291:Wahhabist
203:romanized
180:Etymology
166:al-Batʼha
158:al-Masani
325:clan of
315:Egyptian
264:'Anizzah
252:Muhammad
250:prophet
244:Al-A'sha
188:word of
99:May 2021
414:27 June
311:Ottoman
299:Diriyah
295:Al Saud
280:sonnaa'
216:History
205::
162:Skirina
138:Manfuha
83:scholar
307:Saudis
272:Subay'
248:Muslim
209:nafaḥa
194:Arabic
190:nafaha
186:Arabic
150:Riyadh
146:منفوحة
142:Arabic
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
327:Ha'il
301:(see
276:Nejdi
268:Tamim
232:Islam
222:Yaqut
90:JSTOR
76:books
416:2021
374:2023
270:and
260:Bakr
258:and
240:Bakr
62:news
198:نفح
45:by
464::
407:.
364:.
337:.
333:,
200:,
196::
152:,
144::
418:.
376:.
313:-
192:(
140:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
