Unaizah

Unaizah
محافظة عنيزة
Governorate
The internal ring road in Al-shrimyah district and Unaizah Mall
The internal ring road in Al-shrimyah district and Unaizah Mall
Unaizah is located in Saudi Arabia
Unaizah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 26°5′26″N 43°59′15″E / 26.09056°N 43.98750°E / 26.09056; 43.98750
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceAl Qassim Province
Founded byzuhri bin jarrah Al-Thawri
Government
 • Mayorسليمان بن عبدالعزيز
 • Borough GovernorFahad Al Sulaim
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total184,600
Time zoneUTC+3
 • Summer (DST)UTCDST not observed
Postal Code
51911
Area code+966-16
Websiteum.gov.sa

Unaizah (Arabic: عنيزة ʿUnaizah) or officially The Governorate of Unaizah (also spelled Onaizah, Onizah, or Unayzah; Arabic: محافظة عنيزة Muḥāfiẓat ʿUnaizah) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and north of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest city in Al-Qassim Province with a population of 184,600 (2022 census).[2]

Historically, Unaizah was an important stopping point for Muslim pilgrims coming from Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and Persia (now Iran) on their way to Makkah. Many scientists and historians believe that Unaizah was inhabited hundreds of years before the spread of Islam, citing its reference in numerous poems from some of the most important poets of pre-Islamic Arabia such as Imru' al-Qais.

  1. ^ "الهيئة العامة للإحصاء | تعداد السعودية". Archived from the original on 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "الهيئة العامة للإحصاء | تعداد السعودية". Archived from the original on 21 June 2023.