Al Margab (Riyadh)

Al-Marqab (Arabic: المرقب, lit. 'watchtower'), or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Margab,^[1] is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of al-Dirah and south of Thulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Batʼha.^[2][3] It was named after the Margab Fort, which was demolished in 1957.^[4][5] As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the al-Batʼha commercial area.

Al-Marqab حي المرقب
Neighbourhood
Al Marqab, as seen from the Thulaim side of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Road (around 2016)
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Coordinates: 24°38′5″N 46°43′34″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Region	Old Riyadh
Named after	Margab Fort
Government
• Body	Baladiyah Al Batha
Language
• Official	Arabic

The early traces of its existence dates back to 16th century,^[6] which nearly corresponds with the final stages of the disintegration of Hajr al-Yamamah that resulted in the succession of several settlements from the former.

Margab, 1949