Hotat Bani Tamim ( ar, حوطة بني تميم) is a Saudi Arabian town, adjacent to
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...
. Its population is about 40,000. Most of the residents are from the Tamimi tribe. Hotat Bani Tamim is located 135 km south of Riyadh's southern ring road, and slightly northeast of the
Ibex Reserve Protected Area.
Transportation
The town is linked with a new highway with the capital Riyadh to be 153 km. Recently, the government agreed a plan to build a new domestic airport in the town to serve the southern Riyadh towns such as:
Al-kharj
Kharj ( ar, الخرج) is a governorate in central Saudi Arabia. It is one of the important governorates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is located in the southeast of the capital Riyadh, within an area of 19,790 km2 ~ 4,890,215.5 acres, ...
and Hotat Bani tamim.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
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Regions of Saudi Arabia
References
Populated places in Riyadh Province
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