A report on Diriyah
Town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
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House of Saud
7 linksRuling royal family of Saudi Arabia.
Ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia.
The earliest recorded ancestor of the Al Saud was Mani' ibn Rabiah Al-Muraydi who settled in Diriyah in 1446–1447 with his clan, the Mrudah.
Riyadh
6 linksCapital and largest city of Saudi Arabia.
Capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia.
In 1744, Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab formed an alliance with Muhammad ibn Saud, the ruler of the nearby town of Diriyah.
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
7 linksArabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, activist, religious leader, reformer, and theologian from Najd in central Arabia, considered as the eponymous founder of the Wahhabi movement.
Arabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, activist, religious leader, reformer, and theologian from Najd in central Arabia, considered as the eponymous founder of the Wahhabi movement.
Upon his expulsion from 'Uyayna, Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab was invited to settle in neighboring Diriyah by its ruler Muhammad ibn Saud Al Muqrin.
Najd
6 linksNajd (نَجْدٌ, ), or the Nejd, forms the geographic center of Saudi Arabia, accounting for about a third of the country's modern population and, since the Emirate of Diriyah, acting as the base for all unification campaigns by the House of Saud to bring Arabia under a single polity and under the Salafi jurisprudence.
Najd (نَجْدٌ, ), or the Nejd, forms the geographic center of Saudi Arabia, accounting for about a third of the country's modern population and, since the Emirate of Diriyah, acting as the base for all unification campaigns by the House of Saud to bring Arabia under a single polity and under the Salafi jurisprudence.
The most prominent among these provinces are Al-'Aridh, which includes Riyadh and the historical Saudi capital of Diriyah; Al-Qassim, with its capital in Buraidah; Sudair, centered on Al Majma'ah; Al-Washm, centered on Shaqraa; and Jebel Shammar, with its capital, Ha'il.
'Uyayna
4 linksVillage in central Saudi Arabia, located some 30 km northwest of the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Village in central Saudi Arabia, located some 30 km northwest of the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Al-Uyaynah is located inside the narrow, dry river-bed of Wadi Hanifa, which continues southwards through Dir'iyyah and Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia
5 linksCountry on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
Country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
The WHO had earlier classified three Saudi Arabian cities, Ad Diriyah, Jalajil, and Al-Jamoom as "Healthy city", as part of the WHO Healthy Cities Program.
Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin
3 linksMuhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin (محمد بن سعود آل مقرن Muḥammad bin Suʿūd Āl Muqrin; 1687–1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of Diriyah and is considered the founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty, which are named for his father, Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin.
Wahhabi War
3 linksFought from early 1811 to 1818, between the Ottoman Empire and the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State, resulting in the destruction of the latter.
Fought from early 1811 to 1818, between the Ottoman Empire and the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State, resulting in the destruction of the latter.
The assassination in November 1803 of Saudi Emir ‘Abd al-‘Aziz during prayers in al-Dir‘iyya by an Iraqi; was suspected of being orchestrated by the Ottoman governor of Baghdad, which greatly deteriorated the Saudi-Ottoman relations.
Wadi Hanifa
2 linksWadi (valley) in the Najd region, Riyadh Province, in central Saudi Arabia.
Wadi (valley) in the Najd region, Riyadh Province, in central Saudi Arabia.
A string of towns and villages lie along the valley, including Uyaynah, Irqah and Diriyah.
Diriyah Governorate
1 linksGovernorate within Riyadh Region in Saudi Arabia.
Governorate within Riyadh Region in Saudi Arabia.
The governorate is seated in the city of al-Dir'iyyah, the original hometown of the House of Saud, which served as the capital of the Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.