Economy [ ] Qaryat al-Ulya is distinguished by a high and fertile land, which makes it well-suited for farming | |
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In 1920, as part of this program nomads from the tribe founded the city of Qaryat al-Ulya, led by [] | During the rise to power of , he created new villages by settling down nomads and indoctrinating them in the interpretation of Islam, calling them the |
Around 2,000 farms in the district product 250,000 tons of wheat per year, which provides for about half of Saudi Arabia's yearly needs.
5The governorate contains 22 villages, the nearest being 15 km away and the farthest, 190 km | The governorate encompasses about 260 km |
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History [ ] The name Qaryat al-Ulya means upper village in Arabic | They maintain an agricultural area with more than two thousand farms, which ranks it first in Saudi Arabian wheat production |
The city occupied a strategic position along the pilgrimage route from and to.