Al-ʽAmal (Arabic: العمل, lit. 'labor'), formerly al-Ghurabi (Arabic: الغرابي) and Shiʽab (Arabic: شعاب, lit. 'watercourse'),[1][2] is a commercial and residential neighborhood situated along the al-Batʼha Street in downtown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located north of Thulaim and east of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. As the neighborhood is bounded by al-Batʼha Street to the west, its western strip partially forms part of the al-Batʼha commercial area.
Background
Automobile workshops in al-Amal neighborhood, 2024
Al-ʽAmal emerged between the 1950s and 1960s during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz and is inhabited mostly by overseas workers from the Philippines and various other nationalities since the oil boom of the 1970s.[3][4] It hosts the Ghurabi Street[5] in the al-Batʼha section of the neighborhood, that is famous for its automobile spare parts stores.[6][7] Its name is attributed to the former headquarters of the Ministry of Labor that was previously located in the area.[citation needed]
