Al-Muzahmiyya

Al-Muzahmiyya المزاحمية
Al-Muzahmiyya
Coordinates: SA 24°28′56″N 46°15′22″E / 24.48222°N 46.25611°ECoordinates: SA 24°28′56″N 46°15′22″E / 24.48222°N 46.25611°E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Riyadh Province
Population (2004)
• Total	24,224
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)	EAT (UTC+3)

Al-Muzahmiyya Arabic: المزاحمية‎) is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) by road southwest of Riyadh, on the important Riyadh-Mecca Highway.^[1] As of the 2004 census it had a population of 24,224 people.^[2] 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.

References

1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
2. "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.