History [ ] The name Qaryat al-Ulya means upper village in Arabic | Economy [ ] Qaryat al-Ulya is distinguished by a high and fertile land, which makes it well-suited for farming |
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The city occupied a strategic position along the pilgrimage route from and to | Around 2,000 farms in the district product 250,000 tons of wheat per year, which provides for about half of Saudi Arabia's yearly needs |
Administratively the city falls under the | |
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Because of its proximity to the Kuwaiti and Iraqi borders, Ibn Saud built a fortress there, under the supervision of Prince [], who was governor of in 1935—36 | During the rise to power of , he created new villages by settling down nomads and indoctrinating them in the interpretation of Islam, calling them the |
It was established on the location of a well which was traditionally used by nomadic as a water source.
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