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Dakhnah Gate

Coordinates: 24°37′37″N 46°42′42″E / 24.62708°N 46.71167°E / 24.62708; 46.71167
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Dakhna Gate
Native name
بوابة دخنة (Arabic)
Dakhna Gate with the western wall of Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Mosque in the background, 2024
LocationAd-Dirah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°37′37″N 46°42′42″E / 24.62708°N 46.71167°E / 24.62708; 46.71167
Built18th or 19th century
Restored1992
Restored bySalman bin Abdulaziz (1992)

Dakhnah Gate (Arabic: بوابة دخنة) or Dekhna Gate, alternatively known as al-Darwaza al-Kabirah[1] (Arabic: الدروازة الكبيرة), is an 18th or 19th-century historic earth-structured fortified gateway in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[2][3][4][5] located in the southern part of Qasr al-Hukm District. Named after the erstwhile Dakhna quarter of the former walled town, it was rebuilt from 1988 to 1992 as part of the Qasr Al Hukm District Development Project. The historic structure is one of the few last remaining gates of Riyadh's old city walls and served as the main entrance to the walled town of from the south, until the dismantling of the fortifications in the 1950s.

References

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  1. ^ "Al-Jazirah". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "Riyadh — at the center of Kingdom's history". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ Facey, William (1992). Riyadh, the Old City: From Its Origins Until the 1950s. IMMEL. ISBN 978-0-907151-32-6.
  4. ^ Sheikh, Abdulaziz Abdulatief Al (1981). Residential Mobility in Riyadh: A Study in Intraurban Migration. University Libraries, University of Riyadh.
  5. ^ Philby, Harry St John Bridger (1922). The Heart of Arabia: A Record of Travel & Exploration. Constable.