Riyadh Governorate
محافظة الرياض | |
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 Location of Riyadh Governorate in Riyadh Region | |
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  Riyadh Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 24°41′47″N 46°46′43″E / 24.69639°N 46.77861°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Riyadh Region |
| Seat | Riyadh |
| Cities and towns | Riyadh Irqah Hayir Hayyat Banban Amajiyah |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,236,901 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (AST) |
Riyadh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الرياض) is one of the 22 governorates (muhafzah) of Riyadh Province that contains the city of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia[1][2][3][4][5] alongside five other towns and neighborhoods.[6][7] It shares borders with the Rumah governorate to the north, al-Kharj governorate to the south, Huraymila, Thadiq, Diriyah and Durumah governorates to the west and Eastern Province's Al Ahsa governorate to the east.
Administrative divisions
References
- ↑ Hertog, Steffen (2011-04-27). Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats: Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-5753-1.
- ↑ John, Clarke I.; Howard, Bowen-Jones (2013-10-14). Change and Development in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals): Essays in honour of W.B. Fisher. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95898-5.
- ↑ دليل أسماء الأماكن في منطقة الرياض (in Arabic). المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الداخلية، امارة منطقة الرياض. 2000. ISBN 978-9960-23-027-6.
- ↑ الشادي, صالح (2008-01-01). الجنادرية: فكر و تراث وهوية : صور من التاريخ الحضاري السعودي (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500027197.
- ↑ منطقة الرياض: دراسة تاريخية وجغرافية واجتماعية (in Arabic). المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الداخلية، إمارة منطقة الرياض،. 1999. ISBN 978-9960-660-45-5.
- ↑ https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/cdsi_data/dmdocs/g-serv-2015-riyadh.pdf#viewer.action=download
- ↑ https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/ar-riyadh_0.pdf
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