Afif
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title:
Afif
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Afif is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is situated approximately halfway between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a hijra, or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, particularly the tribe of 'Utaybah. It has since grown into a small city of 39,581 as of the 2004 census, not counting the surrounding towns and villages, which together with 'Afif form the 'Afif Governorate. The city once served as a gateway between the central and
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wiki
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description:
Place in Najd, Saudi Arabia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afif
date created:
2006-02-05T00:58:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T14:38:50Z
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