Al Mansurah (Riyadh)

Al-Mansurah (Arabic: المنصورة), alternatively romanized as al-Mansourah and formerly known as Khanshaleelah,^[1] (Arabic: خنشليلة, lit. 'khan of Jaleelah') is a historic neighborhood in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Manfuhah and west of al-Khalidiyyah in the sub-municipalities of al-Batʼha and Aziziya.^[2][3][4] It was once a stopover for Hajj pilgrims on the traditional route arriving from the east and was named after a 16th century local woman, Jaleelah bint Abdul Mohsen ad-Dar'iy, who had donated her house as a caravanserai to accommodate the travelers enroute to Mecca.^[5]

Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulaziz al-Qassim Mosque, 2023

Al-Mansurah المنصورة Khanshaleelah
Neighbourhood
Al Mansourah, 2023
Coordinates: 24°36′33″N 46°44′32″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Government
• Body	Baladiyah Al Batha Baladiyah Al Aziziya
Area
• Total	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Language
• Official	Arabic

History

According to historians, the neighborhood's previous name, Khanshaleelah was derived from the name of a woman, Jaleelah, the daughter of Abdul Mohsen bin Sai'id ad-Dar'iy al-Hanafyy, who reportedly donated her house to feed and accommodate Hajj pilgrims passing through Riyadh from east.^[6][7]

Pilgrims arriving from non-Arab eastern countries of Central Asia and Transoxiana dubbed the neighborhood as "khan", a Middle Persian word that refers to an "urban caravanserai" built within a town or a city.^[8]