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Riyadh Province (Arabic: ????? ??????, Mantiqat ar-Riyadh) is a province
Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates . Each emirate is divided into Governorates of Saudi Arabia , 118 in total. This number contains the emirate capitals, which have a different status as municipalities headed by mayors ....
 of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
, located in the centre of the country. It has an area of 412,000 kmē and a population of 5,455,363 (2004), making it the second largest province in terms of both area (behind the Eastern Province) and population (behind Makkah Province). Its capital is the city of Riyadh
Riyadh

Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama....
, which is also the national capital. More than 75% of the population of the province resides within Riyadh
Riyadh

Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama....
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Riyadh Province (Arabic: ????? ??????, Mantiqat ar-Riyadh) is a province
Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates . Each emirate is divided into Governorates of Saudi Arabia , 118 in total. This number contains the emirate capitals, which have a different status as municipalities headed by mayors ....
 of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
, located in the centre of the country. It has an area of 412,000 kmē and a population of 5,455,363 (2004), making it the second largest province in terms of both area (behind the Eastern Province) and population (behind Makkah Province). Its capital is the city of Riyadh
Riyadh

Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama....
, which is also the national capital. More than 75% of the population of the province resides within Riyadh
Riyadh

Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama....
. According to the 2004 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, 1,728,840 of the province's population is non-Saudi (approximately 31%), with 1,444,500 of those living within the provincial capital, Riyadh.

In addition to the Municipality of Riyadh, the province is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat) and 1 sub-governorate (markaz):

  • Dir'iyyah
  • Al-Kharj
  • Al-Muzahmiyyah
  • Dhruma
  • Shagra
  • al-Majma'ah
  • al-Ghat
    Al-Ghat

    Al-Ghat or Elghat is a small town in the Sudair Region in central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian peninsula....
  • al-Zilfi
    Al-Zilfi

    Al Zulfi is a Saudi Arabian town , located about 300 kilometers north of the the capital city of Riyadh.The first Saudi Oil Minister, Abdullah al-Tariki, was born in Al Zulfi in 1918....
  • Rumah
  • 'Afif
  • al-Duwadmi
  • Huraymla
  • Thadig
  • Hotat Bani Tamim
    Hotat Bani Tamim

    Hotat Bani Tamim is a a Saudi Arabian town , belonging to Riyadh, with a population estimated at 36,000....
  • al-Hareeg
  • al-Gway'iyyah
    Al-Gway'iyyah

    Al Gwei'iyyah is a Saudi Arabian town , build in the 5th century BC . Located about 170 kilometers from the capital Riyadh....
  • al-Aflaj
  • al-Sulayyil
  • Wadi ad-Dawasir
    Wadi ad-Dawasir

    Wadi Al Dawasir is a town in Najd, Saudi Arabia , on the Dawasir valley. The town is the homeland of the tribe of Al-Dawasir and this tribe is the biggest tribe in Saudi Arabia so that the government takes care of this tribe....
  • The sub-governorate (markaz) of Marat
    Marat

    Marat can refer to:-People* Jean-Paul Marat , Swiss-born scientist and physician and noted character of the French Revolution*Marat Ganeyev , Russian track cyclist...
    , which is tied directly to the Municipality of Riyadh
    Riyadh

    Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama....
    .


Modern History of Riyadh Province and Saudi Arabia

Period from to Timeline
First Saudi State 1744 1818 74 years
Khedewian Invasion 1818 1824 6 years
Second Saudi State "first period" 1824 1838 14 years
Khedewian Invasion "secondly" 1838 1843 5 years
Second Saudi State "second period" 1843 1865 22 years
Civil War 1865 1887 22 years
Control of Al-Rashid family 1887 1902 15 years
(Conquests of Abdul Aziz Al-Saud "he began to Riyadh") Third Saudi State 1902 1932 30 years
(End of Conquests) "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" 1932 .... ...


External links

  • Official website
  • Official Saudi census
    Census

    A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
     figures from 2004: