Miʼkal (Riyadh)
Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miʼkal or Maʼkal (Arabic: بلدة معكال, romanized: baldah Maʿkāl, lit. 'Maʼkal township') is an ancient village and a historic neighborhood[1] in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located that is a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha[2] in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located between ad-Dubiyah and al-Wusaita.[3] The town came into existence when Hajr al-Yamamah[4] disintegrated up into several settlements and estates in the 16th century (10 AH), the most notable of them being Migrin (or Muqrin) and Ma'kal.[5] Its name reportedly comes from two pre-Islamic Arabian deities, Kāl and Maʿkāl (Arabic: كال ومعكال) that were worshipped in Najd.[6]
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Maʼkal
معكال | |
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Coordinates: 24°37′22″N 46°42′53″E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Government | |
• Body | Baladiyah Al Batha |
Language | |
• Official | Arabic |
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