Al-Muzahmiyya

Al-Muzahmiyya

Al-Muzahmiyah (Arabic: المزاحمية‎) is a small town located 40 km southwest of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the important Riyadh-Mecca Highway. 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, and its population is around 24,000.

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Coordinates: 24°28′56″N 46°15′22″E / 24.48215°N 46.25605°E / 24.48215; 46.25605



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