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  • Comment: Please remove or cite everything which isn't supported by a source. (Also, this currently looks like a WikiVoyage article, please make it read more like Riyadh or Baguio prior to resubmitting.) Tavantius (talk) 14:03, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: Yes it is a city as mentioned in the opening paragraph and it is part of Al-Ahsa Governorate and different from Al-Ahsa Oasis,


Main article: Al-Ahsa Governorate
Al-Ahsa
Hassa
Flag of Al-Ahsa
Flag
Official seal of Al-Ahsa
Seal
CountrySaudi Arabia
Government
 • Governor PrinceSaud bin Talal bin Badr
Population
 • Total
11,042,267
Time zone+3

Al-Ahsa (local pronunciation: Hassa) is the name given to the center of Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a city consisting of the towns of Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz, with Al-Hofuf being the center of Al-Ahsa, where most government departments are currently located.[1][2]

The modern metropolis of Al-Ahsa originally consisted of two separate cities, Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz, each with its independent wall at the beginning of the 20th century.[3][4] A distance of two miles separates them.[5] Hofuf was the capital of the Ottoman Sanjak of Al-Ahsa.[6] Today, after modern urbanization, the two cities have merged into a single metropolis[7], separated by Al-Najah Street[8]. Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz are still recognized as separate cities[9], but form a single metropolitan area administered by the Al-Ahsa Municipality[10]. The name Al-Ahsa is still used to refer to the entire Al-Ahsa oasis, including the small villages and hamlets surrounding Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz.

The city of Al-Ahsa is about 60 km away from the waters of the Arabian Gulf and Uqair which is considered the port of Al-Ahsa, and Al-Ahsa is famous for its springs as it is an agricultural oasis where there are many palm trees, which is why it's nicknamed Palm Oasis.[11]

Al-Ahsa was also the seat of the Qarmatians, who destroyed the former metropolis of the region, Hajar, in 899 AD (286 AH) and founded a new city nearby called Al-Ahsa,[12] an ancient name given to the area because of the water retention of the springs beneath it. The headquarters of the Qarmatians is said to have been on the site of the modern village of Al-Bataliyah, northeast of Hofuf.[13]

Access routes to Al-Ahsa

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Al-Hasa
Al-Hasa
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Location of Al-Ahsa City in Al-Ahsa Governorate

Al-Ahsa can be reached by various modern means of transportation, as there is a network that provides transportation to and from the city at various times.

Airway

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Al-Ahsa International Airport is twenty-five minutes from the center of the oasis, where hotels, markets and taxi offices are located west of Hofuf. The airport has a network of flights to Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina, and Al-Ahsa is now directly accessible from Qatar and Egypt, as well as the UAE cities of Sharjah and Dubai.[14]

Land routes

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Al-Ahsa is served by a modern road network that connects it to various cities in the Kingdom and neighboring countries.

Highways

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Al-Ahsa-Riyadh Road
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Traveling from Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom, to Al-Ahsa can be done through the highway with a distance of 350 kilometers and the Khurais bypass if the visitor wishes. There is also another route through the city of Haradh and Al-Kharj. From Riyadh, you can travel to Mecca and Medina.[15]

Al-Ahsa-Dammam Road
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Traveling from Dammam via highways with a distance of 160 km, which is the same road that leads from Al-Ahsa to Abqaiq in the middle of the distance, and the same to Dhahran, Khobar, Qatif, Jubail, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the Levant.[16]

Al-Ahsa - Doha, Qatar Road
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From Doha, Al-Ahsa can be reached via an international highway, and the city of Salwa in Al-Ahsa is the border crossing to Qatar, 150 km away, and Doha is 100 km away.[17]

Al Ahsa - UAE borders Road
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A highway that heads west to Haradh and then east to Al-Bataha, and crosses Wadi Al Miyah in Al Ahsa.[18]

Al Ahsa-Abu Dhabi Road
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By highway through the city of Salwa to the Al-Batha border crossing, which is 250 km away from Al-Ahsa. The distance from the border to Abu Dhabi is about 400 km. From the point of Mafraq, it is possible to reach the emirate of Dubai, and from there, it is also possible to reach the state of Oman through Al-Ain.

Al-Ahsa - Muscat Road
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Travel can be via the UAE or the international road from the Al-Batha border crossing inside Saudi Arabia to the Oman border.[19]

North Road
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Starts from Al-Ahsa and heads to the north of the kingdom. There are a number of bus companies as well as a number of taxi companies for small cars with or without a driver, and within the city there are regular taxis and taxis on call.

Train

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The Saudi Railways Organization provides safe transportation between Al-Ahsa and Dammam and between Al-Ahsa and Riyadh, as trains depart from Al-Ahsa or pass through its station, as there are a number of trips of different classes 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The station is located in a central area between the cities of Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz, and the center of both can be reached in a few minutes.[20]

Bus stations

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There are land transportation lines between Al-Ahsa and various cities in the Kingdom, as well as a mass transit station and private bus transportation.

Maritime routes

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In the future, it will be possible to reach Al-Ahsa by sea. This is due to the existence of the port of Uqair.[21]

Neighborhoods of Al-Ahsa City

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  • Salhiyah
  • Al-Sha'aba
  • Al-Mutairfi
  • Siyasib
  • Fadhiliya
  • Al-Sharofiya
  • Al Yahya
  • Khalidiya
  • Al-Bandariya
  • Al Hazm
  • Mahasan Aramco
  • Sharq Al-Astad
  • South Rafa'ah
  • North Rafa'ah
  • Al-Naifiyah
  • Al Khurs and Al Shihab
  • South Hofuf
  • Al Manar
  • Al Manah
  • Mahasen Municipality
  • Al-Qadisiyah
  • Triangle
  • Al-Andalus
  • Al Ataban
  • King Fahd
  • National Guard Housing
  • Al-Qadimat
  • Nozha
  • Public Housing
  • Al Ghassaniyah
  • Al-Sha'aba
  • Al Kut
  • Al-Masoudi
  • Al-Naathil
  • Al Mazroua
  • Oasis
  • Al-Rajhi
  • Al-Ruqaiqa
  • Al-Rashidiya
  • Al Muhammadiyah
  • Al-Ayouni
  • Industrial
  • Mohammed and Abdul Latif Alissa
  • North Salmaniya
  • South Salmaniya
  • Al Mazrouiya
  • Al Rawda
  • Kharas
  • Shihabiya
  • Al Aweimariyah
  • East Al Moalmeen
  • West Al Moalmeen
  • Boussahbil
  • Basira
  • Al Muqaddam
  • Jawatha
  • Nasiriyah
  • Ghasiba
  • Al-Halilah
  • Rabwah

Main Streets of Al-Ahsa City

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King Abdullah Ring Road (Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz beltway)

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It's the newest and largest road built in Al-Ahsa. It connects the city's districts east and west, north and south, forming a closed loop around the entire region, which explains its name.[22]

Dhahran Road

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One of the important trade routes. It starts as a local road from Al-Mubarraz to complete its way out of the city as a highway that passes through the governorate of Abqaiq and ends with three main roads that branch out. West to Dammam and then Qatif, North to King Abdulaziz Road to reach the King Abdulaziz Sea Port, East to South Dhahran, and ends in the center of Khobar via the Gulf Cooperation Council road to the Kingdom of Bahrain.[23]

Gulf Road (known as the Qatar Line)

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A main road that complements the Riyadh Road, which ends at the entrance to Al-Ahsa. It is designed to facilitate those coming from the central region to quickly cross the region to the Gulf countries, and is considered the only main road leading to these countries, in addition to the Haradh Road. It extends from the south of Hofuf to pass the new campus of King Faisal University at its intersection with the Southern Ring Road and ends at the Salwa border area between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the same road continues to the UAE and then to Oman, and the residents of Qatar traveling by land currently have to enter the Saudi border to reach these two countries.

Al-Ahsa development

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Al-Ahsa witnessed a notable change in the services provided by the municipality in 2005 and the promotion of Al-Ahsa to a province in 2009,[24] a qualitative leap was made to develop the entire Al-Ahsa Governorate, where many projects were planned, starting from infrastructure to entertainment and tourism services, to be more prepared to receive visitors from abroad as well as local visitors. The quality of services and construction of projects continues until today. On 21 Rabiul Awwal 1436 AH, corresponding to January 12, 2015, Al-Ahsa Municipality completed its procedures for the award of 22 service and development projects with an estimated cost of 350 million riyals within the municipality's budget for the fiscal year 1436/1437 AH.[25]

Publications and books about Al-Ahsa

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  • Tahfat al-Mustadif Betarikh Al-Ahsa Alkadim wa Algadid by Sheikh al-Qadi Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Abdul Qadir Al-Ansari al-Ahsa'i. It is considered the first book on the geographical history of Al-Ahsa and comes in two parts.[26]
  • Al-Akhbar Ama Fel Al-Ahsa mn Al-Torath wa Al-Athar by Khalid bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan.[27]
  • Ain Najm bel Al-Ahsa was written by Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Mughlouth and included a historical and documentary study.[28]
  • Tahfat al-Alba'a Betarikh Al-Ahsa by Suleiman al-Dakhil.
  • Wahet Al-Ahsa by F.C. Vidal. translated into Arabic by Dr. Abdullah Nasser Al-Subaie. The book paints a picture of the social, economic, political, and security life of the oasis.[29]
  • Tarikh Al-Ahsa Al-Siasy 1818-1913 by Dr. Mohammed Orabi Nakhleh.
  • Mantekat Al-Ahsa Abr Atwar Al-Tarikh by Khalid bin Jaber Al-Gharib.
  • Ketab Al-Ahsa, a geographical study by Dr. Abdullah Saad Al-Tahir.
  • Al-nabat Al-barry fi Mohafazet Al-Ahsa by researcher Ataa bin Ali bin Salem Al-Atta from the town of Al-Taraf.
  • Shoaraa Al-Ahsa by Ibrahim Abdul Latif Al-Haddad.
  • Safahat mn Tarikh Al-Ahsa by Abdullah Ahmed Al-Shabbat.
  • Tarikh Hajar by Abdul Rahman Uthman Al-Mulla. It comes in two parts.
  • Aalam mn Al-Ahsa by Abdul Razzaq Al-Babtain.
  • Shakhasiat Raeda mn Al-Ahsa by Moaz bin Abdullah Al Mubarak.
  • Mn Aalam Madinat Al-Mubarraz authored by Abdullah Issa Alzarman.
  • Madinat Al-Mubarraz by Dr. Abdullah Saad Al-Tahir.
  • Al-Mukhtar mn Al-amthal Al-shabea mn Al-Ahsa by Sheikh Ibrahim Abdul Mohsen Al-Abdulqadir.
  • 500 Questions and Answers about Al-Ahsa by Ibrahim Hussein Al-Ibrahim.
  • Almawsoa Altama fi Althakafa Alamma by Ibrahim Hussein Al-Ibrahim. It comes in two parts.
  • Al-Diwan Al-Mosawar le Sheer Ali ibn al-Muqrab by the historian Abd al-Khaliq al-Janabi.
  • Mn Alzakera Al-Ahsaesa by the heritage researcher, Mr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Baqashi.
  • Al-Trawij bayn Al-Mady wa Al-Hader fi Mohafazet Al-Ahsa by Dr. Abdullah Saad Al-Taher (2020).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Al-Ahsa Municipality official website Archived August 01, 2010 at Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Sharqiya, Saudi Arabia Archived September 13, 2017, at Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Lorimer, Guide to the Gulf, Vol II.A, Part A of the Geographical Section, p. 746 (composed 1908, published 1970) [1] Archived May 13, 2014, at Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Lorimer, Guide to the Gulf, Geographical Section, Arabic Translation, Qatar Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1575: "Al-Mubarz is second only to Hofuf in the Hassa Oasis, and Hofuf is two miles to the north of it... Al-Mubarz is surrounded by a dilapidated wall."
  5. ^ Lorimer, Guide to the Gulf, Geographical Section, Arabic Translation, Qatar Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1575: "Al-Mubarz is second only to Hofuf in the Hassa Oasis, and Hofuf is two miles to the north of it... Al-Mubarz is surrounded by a dilapidated wall."
  6. ^ Lorimer, Guide to the Gulf, Vol II.A, Part A of the Geographical Section, p. 743 (composed 1908, published 1970) [2] Archived June 28, 2014, at Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Hofuf city page in the official website of the Eastern Province Emirate Archived March 04, 2016, at Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Al Youm newspaper website Archived August 15, 2016, at Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ The main cities page on the official Eastern Province Emirate website Archived January 01, 2017, at Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Al-Ahsa Municipality website Archived August 05, 2010 at Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ Encyclopedia Brittnica "Al-Ahsa" Archived January 21, 2015, at Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ Yaqut al-Hamawi, Lexicon of Countries, article "Al-Ahsa"
  13. ^ Al-Ahsa Municipality website Archived June 30, 2007 at Wayback Machine. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Accessed on 2014-02-22.
  14. ^ How to get to Al-Ahsa
  15. ^ Nearest route from Riyadh to Al-Ahsa
  16. ^ How far is the distance between Al Ahsa and Dammam
  17. ^ Doha - Hofuf
  18. ^ Dubai - Hofuf
  19. ^ Muscat - Hofuf
  20. ^ Plan the perfect trip in Al-Ahsa
  21. ^ "Al-Ahsa Tourism Portal" ::: Travel and Touring". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24.
  22. ^ Al-Manoura, Ahmad Al-Nahari - Al-Madinah (February 21, 2016). "Medina's third ring projects between the characterization of 'stalled and delayed'". Madina. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03. Accessed on 2019-08-15.
  23. ^ Al-Riyadh newspaper, issue 22-7-2007 Archived January 26, 2020, at Wayback Machine.
  24. ^ Al-Ahsa citizens appreciate the promotion of their municipality to a municipality and promise to do more to promote "Ahsa Al-Khair" - Riyadh Newspaper Archived September 13, 2017, at Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ "Al-Ahsa Municipality" injects 350 million riyals to establish 22 projects in the province " Al-Ahsa News " Archived May 03, 2016, at Wayback Machine.
  26. ^ Tahfat al-Mufadifi's book on the history of Al-Ahsa in the old and the new Archived May 27, 2016, at Wayback Machine.
  27. ^ A reading in the book Al-Akhbar about the heritage and monuments in Al-Ahsa Archived February 3, 2017, from the original on February 3, 2017, at Wayback Machine.
  28. ^ A reading of Ain Najm in Al-Ahsa Archived October 30, 2014, at Wayback Machine.
  29. ^ Analysis of the book Al-Ahsa Oasis Archived January 3, 2020, at Wayback Machine.
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