Miʼkal (Riyadh)
Neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMiʼkal or Maʼkal is an ancient village and a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located that is a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located between ad-Dubiyah and al-Wusaita. The town came into existence when Hajr al-Yamamah disintegrated up into several settlements and estates in the 16th century, the most notable of them being Migrin and Ma'kal. Its name reportedly comes from two pre-Islamic Arabian deities, Kāl and Maʿkāl that were worshipped in Najd.
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