Az Zulfi
محافظة الزلفي | |
|---|---|
 Location of Al Zulfi | |
  Az Zulfi | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′N 44°48′E / 26.283°N 44.800°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Hussein al-Tamimi |
| • Governor of the Governorate | Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 125,000 |
| • Density | 199.4/km2 (516/sq mi) |
| Riyadh Development Authority estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ Al Zulfi. Saudi Arabian Television Channel 2. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Orr, Michael J. (16 September 2010). An Unholy Alliance. iUniverse. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4502-5403-8. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ 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.