Wadi Al Dawasir | |
Native Name: | وادي الدواسر |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Image: | Ar Riyad in Saudi Arabia.svg |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 20.4644°N 44.7872°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Riyadh |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 106,152 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Wadi Al Dawasir (Arabic: وادي الدواسر) is a city in Najd, Saudi Arabia, in the Dawasir valley. The region is the homeland of the tribe of Al-Dawasir, the name Dawasir derives from the Arabic word 'Dawsar', the most prominent meaning of that word is Steel Lion.The governorates had a population of 91,535 at the 2022 Census.[2] It is divided into three main neighborhoods: Alnowaima, Alkhamaseen and Allidam.
Wadi ad-Dawasir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).