Al-Kharj
Al Kharj (Arabic: الخرج) (also locally known as "As Saih", Arabic: السيح) is a city in Al Kharj Governorate in central Saudi Arabia. Al Kharj is located at a distance of 77 km south of Riyadh. The city is located at around 24°8′54″N 47°18′18″E / 24.14833°N 47.30500°E.
It is connected by rail to both Riyadh and Dammam.[1]
The city's main landmarks includes the historical water wells, and King Abdulaziz Palace and Mosque.[2]
One of the main RSAF bases, Prince Sultan Air Base 24°03′48″N 47°34′50″E / 24.06333°N 47.58056°E, is located in Al Kharj, which is home for several fleets of F-15s. Al Kharj was home to about 60,000 ccoalition forces during the 1991 Gulf War.
Climate
Climate is hot dry summers, cool little rainy winter weather is getting better at night mid-September until it becomes cold in December and January, and the average maximum temperature in winter and 18 to 5 degree and the summer average maximum temperature of 48 to a low of 31 Degree Celsius.
Strategic importance
City runoff is one of the main actors and cities in the present and future of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is the capital of the output of modern administrative and economic status and a population of more than 376,000 hab.
As worthwhile in this quick note to the right of this city of the ins by their nature and possesses advantages and elements where one of the areas rich with all the economic fundamentals attracting investment and settlement, not only this but also natural resources, geographical location and population density which is no doubt factors win this city atmosphere successful investment if used the optimal exploitation in creating a strong and effective and solid economic entity that is a tributary of diversifying sources of income and a supportive national product and local as well as creating job opportunities manpower promising, particularly an allied political capital of the country town.
Runoff city and home to many of the important economic and governmental structures, most notably Military Industries Corporation, which is the only military factory in the Persian Gulf area, factories, and Prince Sultan Air Base, which is one of the largest air bases in the world, and includes the supply and logistics major Saudi military leadership of Al Kharj region and management base General weapons and savings and many of the different branches of the military sectors of the Ministry of Defence.
Economic importance
Output is considered an agricultural area of the first class, as was no food basket still since ancient times what is produced from a variety of agricultural crops, and represents the output source of the weight of agricultural production as over produces about 26% of vegetable production in the UK, and embraces the larger farms and factories, dairy and poultry Saudi companies with its products covering the Gulf cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, such as net Danone, pastures, Aziziyah, dairy farm, dairy output
Strategic importance
Al Kharj is one of the major centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for agricutltre and dairy industry backed with modern administration and having economic significance for the county and for a population of more than 376 thousand.
As we note in this regard of the features the area has to offer is the nature, from areas rich in every attractive economic fundamentals for investment and settlement, but also natural resources, geographical location, population density and are no doubt factors the city earn a successful investment climate.
if exploited optimization in creating strong and active economic entity and be tributary streams of income diversification and support of national and local output as well as employment creation Functional manpower especially promising is generic to the political capital of the country.
Al Kharj city is home to many of the important economic and governmental structures, most notably Military Industries Corporation, which is the only military factory in the Persian Gulf, and Prince Sultan Air Base, which is one of the largest air bases in the world, and has the supply and logistics major Saudi military leadership.
Al Kharj Capital Dairy
Under the leadership of King Abdulaziz, who first took initiative for the production of milk in the kingdom with the establishment of agricultural project in 1354 AH. Currently due to those efforts the area is currently producing more than 65 per cent of the Kingdom's production of dairy products, it is one the largest farms and dairy factories in the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Chamber of Commerce has organized the first Al Kharj Dairy Festival under the dairy capital of output in the first month of May 1429, the slogan for the month of May 2008 and "the first of its kind in the Kingdom and first in the (Persian) Gulf", where he witnessed the turnout and the admiration of visitors.
References
- ↑ "Al-Kharj". Saudiembassy.net. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ Rashid Hassan (9 June 2014). "Al-Kharj expo promotes cultural values". Arab News. Retrieved 20 December 2014.