Diriyah (sau)

Diriyah

Diriyah ranks 4,798th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Northumberland, Beverwijk, and Ventspils. Memorable people born in Diriyah include Muhammad bin Saud, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, and Hamza Namira. Memorable people who died in Diriyah include Muhammad bin Saud, and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Diriyah has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Diriyah is located in Saudi Arabia.

Diriyah is a town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of the House of Saud, and served as the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah under the first Saudi dynasty from 1727 to 1818. Today, the town is the seat of the Diriyah Governorate, which also includes the villages of Uyayna, Jubayla, and Al-Ammariyyah, among others—and is part of Riyadh Province. Read more on Wikipedia