Riyadh Region
The Riyadh Province (Arabic: منطقة الرياض Mantiqat ar Riyāḍ pronounced [ʔɑrːijɑːdˤ]) is a province o Saudi Arabie, cried ( Al-Wosta) an aw, locatit in the centre o the kintra. It haes an aurie o 412,000 km² an a population o 5,455,363 (2004), makin it the seicont lairgest province in terms o baith aurie (ahint the Eastren Province) an population (ahint Makkah Province). Its caipital is the ceity o Riyadh, which is the naitional caipital an aw.
Demographics
Mair nor 75% o the population of the province resides athin Riyadh. Accordin tae the 2004 census, 1,728,840 o the province's population is non-Saudi (approximately 31%), wi 1,444,500 o those livin athin the provincial caipital, Riyadh.
Govrenorates
In addition tae the Municipality o Riyadh, the province is dividit into 19 govrenorates (muhafazat) an 1 sub-govrenorate (markaz):
- Dir'iyyah
- Al-Kharj
- Al-Muzahmiyyah
- Dhruma
- Shagra
- Al Majma'ah
- al-Ghat
- al-Zilfi
- Rumah
- 'Afif
- al-Duwadmi
- Huraymla
- Thadig
- Hotat Bani Tamim
- al-Hareeg
- al-Gway'iyyah
- al-Aflaj
- al-Sulayyil
- Wadi ad-Dawasir
- The sub-govrenorate (markaz) o Marat, which is tee'd directly tae the Municipality o Riyadh.
Destricts
- Al-Suwaidi
Al-OlayaAl-MursalatAl-MaseefAl-woroud
Modren History o Riyadh Province an Saudi Arabie
| Period | frae | tae | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Saudi State | 1744 | 1818 | 74 years |
| Khedewian Invasion | 1818 | 1824 | 6 years |
| Seicont Saudi State "first period" | 1824 | 1838 | 14 years |
| Khedewian Invasion "seicontlie" | 1838 | 1843 | 5 years |
| Seicont Saudi State "seicont period" | 1843 | 1865 | 22 years |
| Ceevil War | 1865 | 1887 | 22 years |
| (Conquests o Abdul Aziz Al-Saud "he began tae Riyadh") Third Saudi State | 1902 | 1932 | 30 years |
| (End o Conquests) "Kinrick o Saudi Arabie" | 1932 | .... | ... |
Govrenment
- Govrenor Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
- Deputy Govrenor Prince Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Freemit airtins
- Riyadh Principality Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Riyadh Principality Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
- A travel through the province of Riyadh, A travel steid wi photos an routes
- Offeecial Saudi census figures frae 2004: [1] Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine [2] Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
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