Ad-Dilam
Ad-Dilam
الدلم | |
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 Location of Ad-Dilam Governorate within the Riyadh Province | |
  Ad-Dilam Location within Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 23°58′57″N 47°9′2″E / 23.98250°N 47.15056°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Region | Najd |
| Seat | Ad-Dilam City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Ad-Dilam Municipality |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 54,822 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-01 |
| Area code | 011 |
Ad-Dilam[a] is a governorate in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It was granted governorate status in 11 March 2017. Its administrative seat is the city of Ad-Dilam. The governorate is located within the historical region of Najd.[1]
The governorate was the site of the Battle of Dilam in 1903, one of the earliest battles in the unification of Saudi Arabia, involving the Third Saudi State and the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, which was supported by the Ottoman Empire.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Ad-Dilam Governorate". Saudipedia.
- ↑ Lacey, Robert (1982). The Kingdom. London: Fontana Paperbacks. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-00-636509-4.
| Main Saudi Arabian cities by population | |
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| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 300,000-999,999 | |
| <300,000 | |
Source: cdsi.gov.sa | |
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