Al-Aflaj

Al-Aflaj is one of the twenty provinces of Riyadh region in Saudi Arabia, and its base is Layla city.[1] Al-Aflaj is located more than 300 km away from the capital Riyadh, it has a number of agricultural villages on the mountain of Tuwayq (formerly Al-Arida mountain) from its eastern foot to the western edge.

Location

Al-Aflaj is located in Riyadh region with an area of 54,120 square km,[2] a road passes through it that connects Riyadh (Saudi Arabia Capital) to 'Asir region in the south and the base of Al-Aflaj (Layla city) 300 km away from Riyadh. In the north, there is Hotat Bani Tamim, Al-H̨arīq in the northwest, Al-Kharj in the northeast, Al-Quwaia in the west, As Sulayyil in the south and the eastern area in the east. It's located between 45.20 degree and 23.15 north of the equator, and between the Longitude 45.15 degree and 48.12 Latitude east of Greenwich.

Administrative Divisions

Villages
  • Al-Badie north
  • Al-Badie south
  • Al-Hadar
  • Al-Ahmar
  • Wassit
  • Al-Ghayl
  • Setara
  • Harada
  • Sayh
  • Al-Fuwaydilah
  • Al-Amar
  • Al-Kharfa
  • Al-Rawdah
  • Al-Saghw
  • Al-Niyabah
  • Suwaydan
  • Al-Raziqia
  • Marwan
  • Al-Ajaliya
  • Al-Amar
  • Al-Juwayfa

References
  1. بن خميس, عبد الله. معجم اليمامة. p. 95.
  2. "محافظات منطقة الرياض". www.riyadh.gov.sa. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

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