Al-Washm | |
Native Name: | Arabic: منطقة الوشم |
Settlement Type: | Historical region |
Image Alt: | Shaqra Old City Wall |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Najd |
Seat: | Shaqra |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title1: | Governor |
Leader Name1: | Adel Al-Bawardi |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Al-Washm Region (Arabic: منطقة الوشم pronounced as /ar/, local Najdi Arabic pronunciation:, also spelled Washm, or Al-Washim, is a historical region of Najd in central Saudi Arabia.
Washm means tattoo in Arabic. Researchers suggested that Al-Washm has been named due to the scattered farms which looks similar to a tattoo.
The exact history of the Al-Washm Region is unknown. However, the Umayyad poet Ziyad bin Munfidh around the year 100 AH had passed over Shaqra and mentioned it in his poem.
Al-Washm Region is located about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh.
Al-Washm Region includes Al Faraah, Al Qasab, Shaqra, Tharmada, Ushaiger, and Uthaithiah.