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{{Short description|First industrial district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = As-Sinaiyah
| official_name      = First Industrial City
| settlement_type    = [[Industrial district]]/[[Neighborhood]]
| image_skyline      = Sinaiyah Qadeem Riyadh, 2024.jpeg
| caption            = Sinaiyah al-Qadimah, 2024
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Saudi Arabia]]
| subdivision_type2  = City
| subdivision_name2  = [[Riyadh]]
| native_name        = الصناعية
| native_name_lang   = ar
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1973
| p1                 =
| governing_body     = [[Al Batha, Riyadh|Baladiyah Al Batha]]<br />[[Al Malaz, Riyadh|Baladiyah Al Malaz]]
| subdivision_type1  =
| subdivision_name1  =
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Arabic]]
| pushpin_map        = Saudi Arabia#Asia
}}
'''Sinaiyah al-Qadimah'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=مرور الرياض يحتجز ١٣٢ سيارة مخالفة في الصناعية القديمة|url=https://sabq.org/mh27jY|access-date=2021-05-15|website=صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-14|title="السيارات التالفة" في الصناعية القديمة.. "الرقيب يتفرج" !|url=https://www.alriyadh.com/641627|access-date=2021-05-15}}</ref> ({{langx|ar|الصناعية القديمة|lit=old industrial area|translit=aṣ-Ṣināʿīyah al-Qadīmah}}), officially '''First Industrial City''', and often shortened to '''as-Sinaiyah''', is an [[industrial district]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], located southwest of [[Al Malazz (Riyadh)|al-Malazz]] and north of [[Al Khalidiyyah (Riyadh)|al-Khalidiyyah]] in the sub-municipalities of [[Al Malaz, Riyadh| al-Malaz]] and [[Al Batha, Riyadh|al-Batha]]. It was established west of the [[Riyadh railway station|Riyadh Rail Station]] in 1973<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riyadh 1st. Industrial City |url=https://modon.gov.sa/en/Cities/IndustrialCities/Pages/IndustrialCity.aspx?CityId=813b5e10-5431-47de-87ca-501ac0a524c8 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=modon.gov.sa}}</ref> during the reign of [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal bin Abdulaziz]] as part of the first national five-year development plan of 1970–1975, covering an area of 123.5 acres. The southern part of the district is popular for its [[Automobile repair shop|automobile workshops]] and spare parts stores.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-01-13|title=صناعية "الخرج" فوضى مرورية وعشوائية في تخطيط الورش|url=https://www.alriyadh.com/308782|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Al Riyadh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=تطوير الإشارات المرورية في صناعية الرياض بـ17 مليون ريال » صحيفة الرأي الإلكترونية|url=https://alraynews.net/92081.htm|access-date=2021-05-15|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Jazirah|url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2005/20050404/el4.htm|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www.al-jazirah.com}}</ref> It is overseen by the [[Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones]] (MODON).
==History==
According to the [[Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones]], Sinaiyah Qadeem was established in 1973 during the time of [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal bin Abdulaziz]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=المدينة الصناعية الثانية بالرياض|url=https://modon.gov.sa/ar/Cities/IndustrialCities/Pages/IndustrialCity.aspx?CityId=20b51c2e-200a-46dc-ab02-a18bfe5d4c15|access-date=2021-05-15|website=modon.gov.sa}}</ref> and thus, is the oldest industrial district in the Saudi capital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=القحطاني (الرياض)|first=فارس|date=2012-07-22|title=الصناعية القديمة .. باب لتهور العابرين|url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/article/493953|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Okaz|language=Arabic}}</ref> Bordered with [[al-Malaz]] neighbourhood and Al Kharj Road, due to which it got the nickname Sinaiyah al-Kharj, The district is popular for its automobile workshops and spare parts stores in the entire city. In 1981, the [[Riyadh railway station]] was founded in north of the district.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Paxton|first=J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EtnMDQAAQBAJ&q=riyadh+railway+station+1981&pg=PA1041|title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86|date=2016-12-27|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-230-27114-2|language=en}}</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:Riyadh train station, Saudi Arabia.jpg|Riyadh Rail Station, which connects Dammam-Riyadh line at Qadeem Sinaiyah
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==References==
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[[Category:1973 establishments in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Riyadh]]
[[Category:Economy of Riyadh]]
[[Category:Industrial parks]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1973]]