Suq al Ajamah | |
Native Name: | العجمه |
Official Name: | Ajama |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Asir |
Leader Title: | Prince |
Leader Name: | Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud |
Elevation M: | 375 |
Population Total: | 2,000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EAT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
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..[1] It was the capital of The Humaydah tribe.[2] [3] Kinahan Cornwallis Said (1916), suq el-ajamah a large village of about 300 stone houses, former seat of a Turkish markaz and the most important market (held on Wednesday) of the neighbourhood.[4]