Najd

Najd is a province in central Saudi Arabia that has a diverse history. It also has a dialect language that spoken in Saudi Arabia.

نجدcode: ar is deprecated   (Arabic)
Historical region of Arabia
At-Turaif District, a World Heritage Site Tuwaiq Shammar Mountains of Ha'il Skyline of Riyadh Al Masmak Palace
Map of the Najd region in the central region of the Arabian Peninsula
Coordinates: 25°N 44°E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Largest city	Riyadh
Provinces	Riyadh, Al-Qassim, Ha'il
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	10,627,701

Najd Media

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  Plaque with a Ma'inic inscription and two ibexes (1st century BC – 1st century AD), Qaryat al-Faw

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  A large ancient stone carving, dating back to 8100 BC, of an equid—an animal belonging to the horse family, found at Al-Magar. The piece itself, measuring 86 cms long by 18 cms thick and weighing more than 135kg., is a large sculptural fragment that appears to show the head, muzzle, shoulder and withers of a horse.

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  Map detailing the route of Khalid ibn Walid's conquest of Arabia

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  Territorial evolution of the Third Saudi state (1902–1934)

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  Riyadh is situated in the center of the Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau

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  Lake at the 120 km long Wadi Hanifa valley that cuts through Riyadh

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  The An Nafud desert in the outskirts of Riyadh with the Jabal Tuwaiq in the background

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  Battlements (shurfat) on the railings of Qaṣr al-Badi'a in Riyadh