Riyadh Region

The Riyadh Province (  ) is a province o Saudi Arabie, cried ( Al-Wosta) an aw, locatit in the centre o the kintra. It haes an aurie o 412,000 km² an a population o 5,455,363 (2004), makin it the seicont lairgest province in terms o baith aurie (ahint the Eastren Province) an population (ahint Makkah Province).  Its caipital is the ceity o Riyadh, which is the naitional caipital an aw.

Demographics
Mair nor 75% o the population of the province resides athin Riyadh.  Accordin tae the 2004 census, 1,728,840 o the province's population is non-Saudi (approximately 31%), wi 1,444,500 o those livin athin the provincial caipital, Riyadh.

Govrenorates
In addition tae the Municipality o Riyadh, the province is dividit into 19 govrenorates (muhafazat) an 1 sub-govrenorate (markaz):

 Dir'iyyah
 Al-Kharj
 Al-Muzahmiyyah
 Dhruma
 Shagra
 Al Majma'ah
 al-Ghat
 al-Zilfi
 Rumah
 'Afif
 al-Duwadmi
 Huraymla
 Thadig
 Hotat Bani Tamim
 al-Hareeg
 al-Gway'iyyah
 al-Aflaj
 al-Sulayyil
 Wadi ad-Dawasir
 The sub-govrenorate (markaz) o Marat, which is tee'd directly tae the Municipality o Riyadh.

Destricts
 Al-Suwaidi
Al-Olaya
Al-Mursalat
Al-Maseef
Al-woroud

Modren History o Riyadh Province an Saudi Arabie
 Period  frae  tae TimelineFirst Saudi State   1744   1818  74 yearsKhedewian Invasion   1818    1824     6 yearsSeicont Saudi State "first period"   1824    1838     14 yearsKhedewian Invasion "seicontlie"   1838    1843     5 yearsSeicont Saudi State "seicont period"   1843    1865     22 yearsCeevil War   1865    1887     22 years(Conquests o Abdul Aziz Al-Saud "he began tae Riyadh") Third Saudi State   1902    1932     30 years(End o Conquests) "Kinrick o Saudi Arabie"   1932    ....    ...

Govrenment
Govrenor Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Deputy Govrenor Prince Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

Freemit airtins
Riyadh Principality 
Riyadh Principality  
 A travel through the province of Riyadh, A travel steid wi photos an routes
Offeecial Saudi census figures frae 2004:    

Category:Provinces o Saudi Arabie