Ajama also known as Suq-El-Ajama or Rabu' el-A'jama , ar, العجمة) is a village in the
sub-governorate of Bariq in the
province of Asir,
Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of and has a population of about 1,000 to 2,000 naming comes from Al-Ajmeh - by opening the neglected eye, al-Jim and al-Mim - and al-Ajmeh, as the linguists originally put it, is al-Sakhr al-Salab, which is the well-known limestone.. It was the capital of The
Humaydah tribe.
Kinahan Cornwallis
Sir Kinahan Cornwallis (19 February 1883 – 3 June 1959) was a British administrator and diplomat best known for being an advisor to King Faisal I of Iraq and for being the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Iraq during the Anglo-Iraqi ...
Said (1916), suq el-ajamah a large village of about 300 stone houses, former seat of a
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
markaz and the most important market (held on Wednesday ) of the neighbourhood.
A Handbook of Arabia: Volume I. General
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See also
* List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.
Alphabetical list of cities and towns
References
Central Department of Statistics and Information
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Lists of cities by country, Saudi Arabia, List of ...
* Regions of Saudi Arabia
The Provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as Regions, and officially the Emirates of the Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
History
After the unification ...
References
Populated places in Bareq
Populated places in 'Asir Province
Populated coastal places in Saudi Arabia
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