Al Murabba

'the square') is a historic neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1] located west of al-Wazarat and north of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz.

[2][3] It is situated in close proximity to the al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr al-Hukm District.

Al-Murabba has lent its name to the New Murabba project, a planned downtown and real estate development in northwestern Riyadh.

According to Saudi historian Mansour al-Assaf, there was a square-shaped dry well in the neighborhood, from which the area derives its name 'al-Murabba' (lit.

[8] In February 2023, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new downtown project in northwest of Riyadh, known as the New Murabba, named after the neighborhood.