{{Infobox settlement | name = Al Dhubbat | official_name = | native_name = الضباط | native_name_lang = ar | other_name = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = File:Al Dhubbat district Riyadh 2024.jpg | image_caption = Al Dhubbat, 2024 | pushpin_map = | coordinates = {{coord|24|40|47|N|46|43|23|E|display=inline,title|region:SA_type:city}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Saudi Arabia | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Riyadh | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = Old Riyadh | founder = | named_for = Employees of Ministry of Defense | p1 = | governing_body = Al Malaz Sub-Municipality | demographics_type1 = Language | demographics1_title1 = Official | postal_code_type = PIN | demographics1_info1 = Arabic }}
'''Al-Dhubbat''' ({{Langx|ar|الضباط|4=the officers}}) is a neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7/opNAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%D8%AD%D9%8A+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&dq=%D8%AD%D9%8A+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&printsec=frontcover |title=الدعوة :مجلة إسلامية اسبوعية جامعة |date=2009 |publisher=مؤسسة الدعوة الإسلامية الصحفية، |language=ar}}</ref> located east of al-Wizarat and northwest of al-Malaz in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. It is one of the most ancient neighborhoods of Riyadh, dating back to the time of Jabal Abu Makhruq. The current form of the neighborhood emerged in the 1970s as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies. The district later got named after them.
== Overview == Jabal Abu Makhruq is the oldest landmark in the district,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al-jazirah |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2003/20030408/ln15.htm |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}</ref> a limestone hill that once served as a stopover for pilgrims arriving from Eastern Arabia enroute to the walled town of Riyadh in medieval era.<ref>{{Cite web |title=اليوم الوطني / جبل أبو مخروق .. أقدم حديقة وسط الصحراء وشاهد على عصر الحضارة السعودية |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/1148455 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=spa.gov.sa |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-09 |title=جبل أبو مخروق وذكريات الملوك والأدباء |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2018/03/09/article_1346451.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=الاقتصادية |language=ar}}</ref> In the 1970s, the Saudi government developed the surrounding area of the limestone hill alongside the al-Wizarat district as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies located along the Old Airport Road,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%AA%D8%AC/q45IAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%D8%AD%D9%8A+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&dq=%D8%AD%D9%8A+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&printsec=frontcover |title=ادارة المدن الكبرى : تجربة مدينة الرياض |date=1994 |publisher=مكتبة الملك فهد الوطنية - الرياض |isbn=978-9960-00-022-0 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ural |first1=Oktay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1OJsBQAAQBAJ&dq=al+wazarat+riyadh&pg=PA646 |title=Housing: The Impact of Economy and Technology |last2=Krapfenbauer |first2=Robert |date=2013-10-22 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-1-4831-5266-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al-jazirah |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2003/20031209/bc1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526173018/https://www.al-jazirah.com/2003/20031209/bc1.htm |archive-date=2023-05-26 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}</ref> and named it after them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2021 |title=وسط الرياض.. أحياء سكنية مكتملة الخدمات هجرتها الأسر إلى شمال العاصمة |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1888194 |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=www.alriyadh.com}}</ref>
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Category:Neighbourhoods in Riyadh