Where is Al Kharj located?

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It is a governorate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al-Kharj Governorate is located in the southeast of the capital, Riyadh. The area of ​​Al-Kharj is estimated at approximately (19,790) square kilometers, while its population is approximately (750) thousand people. The city of Al-Sih is located there, which is the capital of Al-Kharj, and it is also considered its economic and administrative center.

The word Al-Kharj in the language means: the valley that has no outlet. As this governorate (Al-Kharj) has valleys that flow towards the east into Rawdat Al-Sahba, and the water is blocked by the sands of Al-Dahma, and it also means the crops that come out of the earth according to the Almighty’s saying: (Or do you ask them for a harvest, so the harvest of your Lord is better); Al-Kharj region is considered one of the ancient agricultural areas, and Al-Kharj has been called by this name since ancient times. That is, it has had this name since the time of Jadis. The poet says:

We sent an army to Al-Yamamah and made Al-Kharj the home of Qais

So we came to Humu firmly and firmly, and they agreed to leave without covenant

With regard to the climate of the Al-Kharj region, it is a continental climate that is hot in the summer and dry and cold in the winter, with little rain, and the average temperature in the winter reaches (18) degrees, and the minimum temperatures reach (5) degrees, while in the summer the maximum temperature reaches ( 48 degrees, and at night it reaches 31 degrees Celsius. Many valleys flow into Al-Kharj, including: Wadi Hanifa, Wadi Al-Haniya, and Wadi Al-Sahba, and there are many springs of water in them. As they are cavities inside the ground, and in the summer they witness a large demand for visitors from outside and within the Kingdom, especially from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Al-Kharj springs are characterized by the fact that their water is cold in the summer and warm in the winter, which makes it have a wonderful and beautiful atmosphere for hiking. These springs used to overflow the ground in large quantities in the valleys that pass through the city of Al-Sih throughout the year, so it was called the city of Al-Sih, and Al-Kharj was distinguished by its agricultural lands due to the fertility of the soil. And the freshness of the water comes from the springs from which the farms are irrigated through water channels.

Among the springs that were located in the Al-Kharj region, we mention: Ain Al-Dhala, which is located southwest of the Al-Sih region, and it is one of the largest springs in Saudi Arabia, in addition to that, Ain Samha, Ain Farzan, and Ain Umm Khisa. These springs were the main and important source of water supplies for all uses of the Al-Kharj Oasis. However, it has gradually decreased and disappeared over the past twenty years due to withdrawal and water consumption through drilling artesian wells, which draw from the layer that nourishes the eyes, which led to the cessation of the natural flow of water from the eyes.