{{Infobox street | name = Jarir Street | image = Jarir Street Riyadh, 2024.jpeg | caption = Jarir Streer, 2024 | namesake = Jarir ibn Atiyah | length_km = 1.26 | location = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia }}
'''Jarir Street''' ({{Langx|ar|شارع جرير}}) is a 1.26 km thoroughfare in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is named after Umayyad-era Arab poet Jarir ibn Atiyah. The street emerged in the period 1958–1959 during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz following the development of the al-Malazz district. The street has lent its name to the neighborhood of Jarir, where it runs.
== Overview == The street emerged during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz in the period 1958–1959, in the same timeline of the development of al-Malaz and al-Nasiriyah districts. The street is named after early Umayyad-era Arab poet Jarir ibn Atiyah.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kapl.org.sa/magazine/ahwal-al-marefah/article/425/english-content-coming-soon |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.kapl.org.sa}}</ref>
The street hosts a number of private residential villas,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al-jazirah |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2004/20040622/ms4.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}</ref> and has lent its name to the neighborhood of Jarir, where it runs besides the al-Malaz district as well as the Jarir Bookstore, which originated as a small bookshop on the street 1974.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RLJdDwAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B9+%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&pg=PA30 |title=مجلة الفيصل: العدد 249 |date=1997-08-01 |publisher=مركز الملك فيصل للبحوث والدراسات الإسلامية |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2023 |title=مؤسس جرير.. صاحب القرطاس والقلم نشر الإنسانية وغادر الدنيا |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/2023651 |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=www.alriyadh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-21 |title=الملز .. قصة الحي الخالد في الذاكرة السعودية «1» |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2018/12/21/article_1510571.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=الاقتصادية |language=ar}}</ref>
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Category:Transport in Riyadh Category:Roads in Saudi Arabia Category:Buildings and structures in Riyadh