Ajama
Appearance
18°55′00″N 41°55′00″E / 18.9167°N 41.9167°E
Suq al Ajamah
العجمه | |
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Ajama | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Asir |
Government | |
• Prince | Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud |
Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ajama also known as Suq-El-Ajama or Rabu' el-A'jama , Arabic: العجمة) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of 375 metres (1,230 ft) and has a population of about 1,000 to 2,000 naming comes from Al-Ajmeh - by opening the neglected eye, al-Jim and al-Mim - and al-Ajmeh, as the linguists originally put it, is al-Sakhr al-Salab, which is the well-known limestone..[1] It was the capital of The Humaydah tribe.[2][3] Kinahan Cornwallis Said (1916), suq el-ajamah a large village of about 300 stone houses, former seat of a Turkish markaz and the most important market (held on Wednesday ) of the neighbourhood.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.getamap.net،
- ^ A Handbook of Arabia: Volume I. General page 416،
- ^ al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960399699.
- ^ A Handbook of Arabia: Volume I. General ،