Al-Kharj
Kharj (Arabic: الخرج) is a governorate in central Saudi Arabia. It is one of the important governorates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in the southeast of the capital Riyadh, it covers an area of 19,790 km2 ~ 4,890,215.5 acres, and has a population of 376,325 people, according to the statistics of the General Authority for Statistics for the year 2010. The city of Al Saih (Arabic: السيح) is the capital of modern Kharj and its administrative and economic center.
Kharj
الخرج | |
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King Abdul Aziz Kharj Castle in Kharj | |
Kharj Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 24°08′54.0″N 47°18′18.0″E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Region |
| Government | |
| • Acting Governor | Musaad bin Abdullah bin Saad Almadhi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,790 km2 (6,740 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 376,325 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
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