Al-Muzahmiyya

Al-Muzahmiyya
المزاحمية
Al-Muzahmiyya
Coordinates: SA 24°28′56″N 46°15′22″E / 24.48222°N 46.25611°E / 24.48222; 46.25611Coordinates: SA 24°28′56″N 46°15′22″E / 24.48222°N 46.25611°E / 24.48222; 46.25611
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.

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