Al Aflaj Governorate information

Al-Aflaj Governorate is one of the 22 governorates of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, and its base is Layla city. Al-Aflaj is located more than 300 km...

initiated in Tabuk Province, Al-Jawf Province, Wadi Sirhan, Al-Qassim Province, Al Aflaj Governorate, Wadi Bisha, and Najran Province. The Ministry also instructed...

Al Suwaiq (Arabic: السويق) is a coastal wilayah (province) in Al Batinah North Governorate, in northeastern Oman. The province has historically been an...

UAE. Iron Age finds in and around Al Ain include aflāj (underground water channels) in Bidaa bint Saud, Al-Ain and Al-Buraimi which have been placed several...

Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH (September 17, 1993). These categories are: Capital (amānah), Category A and Category B. The original number of governorates provided...

city of Al-Ain, part of a historical region which also includes the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, is noted for its forts, oases, aflāj (underground...

List in 2006, along with four other aflaj. Ain Al-Kasfah: Located in the Rustaq province of Al-Batinah governorate, it consists of natural hot springs...

Frankincense)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January...

campus is located in Al Kharj. Other campuses are located on Wadi Addawasir, Hotat Bani Tamim, Aflaj, and Slayel. Colleges located in Al Kharj are: College...

local pride. Its ancient aflaj (water canals) probably nourished such beliefs. The twin walled towns, Izki/al-Yemen and al-Nizar, differ from each other...

UNESCO:UNESO Karez System Cultural Landscape UNESCO:Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman, accessed on October 25, 2009 "Al Ain". The Report Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business...

the south. A ribbon of oases, watered by wells and underground channels (aflaj), extends the length of the plain, about 10 km (33,000 ft) inland. South...

oases, with around 194 aflaj (irrigation channels). The most famous of these aflaj is "Al-Sumadi." Samail is renowned as "Samail Al-Fihha" due to its abundance...

"Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Ancient...

founders, the Azd, a tribe migrating from Yemen. At Aybut Al Auwal, in the Dhofar Governorate of Oman, a site was discovered in 2011 containing more than...

agricultural plains that testify its irrigation prowess, utilizing the flowing aflajs to produce a diverse array of fruits and vegetables. The Wilaya also has...

Al Buraimi Governorate has been renowned for its numerous aflaj (irrigation channels) since ancient times. Some of the most important ones include Al...

Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH, divided the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into 13 emirates (provinces/regions); the 13 provinces further divided into 118 governorates, classified...

Al Marish Cave, Muteerah Cave, and Wadi Al Atin Cave. The wilayat also features several water springs and aflaj, including Ain Jebel Qahwan, Ain Al Khutum...

Southern Bani Qitab, some 500 households, settled around the village of Aflaj Bani Qitab in the Dhahirah area. Over time these separated from the Northern...

Retrieved 2020-09-17. Gerd Weisgerber, The Impact of the Dynamics of Qanats and Aflaj on Oases in Oman, Internationales Frontinus-Symposium: Wasserversorgung...

Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011. "Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape"...

lakes at Layla Aflaj and deep waterholes at 'Al-Kharj, fed by huge underground aquifers formed in prehistoric times and non-renewable. 'Al Kharj was a valuable...