Aziziyah

For other uses, see Aziziye (disambiguation).
Aziziyah
Little Pakistan
Neighborhood
Country  Saudi Arabia
Province Makkah Province
City Mecca
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EAT (UTC+3)

Aziziyah is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1]

There are also neighborhoods in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by that name. Its nickname is "Mini Pakistan" as there are many Pakistani there having migrated from Pakistan in early 1980s.

References

  1. "Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time". ArabNews. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.


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