Al Zulfi

Az Zulfi
محافظة الزلفي
Location of Al Zulfi
Location of Al Zulfi
Az Zulfi is located in Saudi Arabia
Az Zulfi
Az Zulfi
Coordinates: 26°17′N 44°48′E / 26.283°N 44.800°E / 26.283; 44.800
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceRiyadh Province
Government
 • MayorZayd ibn Muhammad al-Hussein al-Tamimi
 • Governor of the GovernoratePrince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz
Population
 (2017)
 • Total125,000
 • Density199.4/km2 (516/sq mi)
 Riyadh Development Authority estimate
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code
(5 digits)
Area code+966-6
Website[1]

Az Zulfi (also Zulfi, Zulfy City or Al Zulfi or Az Zilfi) is a city in Riyadh Province in central Saudi Arabia, about 260 kilometres northwest of Riyadh.[1] It is connected by Roads 418 and 535 which both link with the main Highway 65[2] which connects Riyadh to Buraidah which is about 101 kilometres by road to the west of Al Zulfi. Zulfi also forms a governorate of Riyadh Province. The Al-Yamama/Tuwaiq mountain range begins in the desert to the north of Al Zulfi.[3]

  1. ^ Al Zulfi. Saudi Arabian Television Channel 2. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ^ Orr, Michael J. (16 September 2010). An Unholy Alliance. iUniverse. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4502-5403-8. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ^ Dindān; P. M. Kurpershoek (1994). Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia: The poetry of ad-Dindān. BRILL. p. 363. ISBN 978-90-04-09894-7. Retrieved 1 October 2011.