Uyayna
الْعُيَيْنة | |
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Village | |
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  Uyayna | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′19″N 46°23′29″E / 24.90528°N 46.39139°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Governorate | Diriyah |
Uyayna (Arabic: الْعُيَيْنة, romanized: al-ʿUyayna) is a village in central Saudi Arabia, located some 30 km (19 mi) northwest of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Uyayna was the birthplace of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Today, Uyayna is a small village and forms together with its neighbor al-Jubayla the Subgovernorate of Uyayna and Al-Jubayla, with a combined population of 4,000. The subgovernorate is part of the Governorate of Dir'iyyah, which in turn is part of Riyadh Province.