Layla (town)

Layla ليلى
City
Layla Location within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 22°18′4″N 46°43′.4″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Riyadh Province
Governorate	Al-Aflaj Governorate
Named after	Layla al-Amiriyah
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Al-Aflaj Municipality
Population  (2022)
• Total	29,698
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (SAST)
ISO 3166-2	SA-01
Area code	011

Layla (Arabic: ليلى) is a city in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, and the administrative seat of Al-Aflaj Governorate. The city is named after Layla al-Amiriyah, lover of the renowned poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah, whose story became one of the most famous love stories in Arabic literature and inspired the romance of Layla and Majnun.

See also

• Provinces of Saudi Arabia
• List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
• List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia