Al-Yamama

Al-Yamama is a historical region in south-eastern in modern-day . Only a handful of centralized states ever arose in the Yamama, but it figured prominently in early Islamic history, becoming a central theater in the Ridda wars immediately following Muhammad's death.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 5,820 residents
  • Description: ancient historical region to the east of the plateau of Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Al Yamama”, “Al Yamāma”, “Al Yamamah”, “Al Yamāmah”, “Yamāmah”, “Аль-Йамама”, “إقليم اليمامة”, “اليمامه”, “アル＝ヤマーマ”, “ヤマーマ地方”, “葉麻默”, and “阿爾雅馬馬”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Al Kharj Tower.

Photo: Slayym, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km southwest of Al-Yamama.

Al-Yamama

Latitude
24.18211° or 24° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
47.32775° or 47° 19′ 40″ east
Population
5,820
Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)
Open location code
7HP958JH+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1236705268
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
108738
Wiki­data ID
Q2551267
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Al-Yamama” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اليمامة”
  • Armenian: “Ալ-Յամամա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əl-Yəmamə”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yəmamə”
  • Bashkir: “Йәмәмә”
  • Bengali: “আল-ইয়ামামা”
  • Bengali: “ইয়ামামা”
  • Catalan: “Al-Yamama”
  • Chinese: “亚玛玛”
  • Chinese: “亞瑪瑪”
  • Chinese: “叶麻麦”
  • Dutch: “Al-Yamama”
  • French: “Al Yamamah”
  • French: “Al-Yamâma”
  • German: “Al Yamamah”
  • German: “Al-Yamama”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ימאמה”
  • Hindi: “यमामाह”
  • Indonesian: “Yamamah”
  • Italian: “Yamama”
  • Italian: “Yamāma”
  • Japanese: “ヤマーマ”
  • Malay: “Yamamah”
  • Malayalam: “അൽ-യമാമ”
  • Persian: “یمامه”
  • Portuguese: “Iamama (região)”
  • Portuguese: “Iamama”
  • Russian: “Ямама”
  • Serbian: “Ел Јамама”
  • Spanish: “Al-Yamama”
  • Turkish: “Yemame”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Ямама”
  • Ukrainian: “Ямама”
  • Urdu: “یمامہ”
  • Venetian: “Jamama”

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