Muzahmiyya
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Al-Muzahmiyah is a small town located 40 km southwest of the Saudi capital, Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...

, on the important Riyadh-Mecca Highway. It lies in a wide valley known as Wadi Al-Batin, and was founded in the 16th century as a colony of small independent farms and estates that later joined together to form one village. It is currently part of Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate, and its population is around 24,000.

See also

  • Dhruma
  • Nejd
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