Layla (town)

Layla
ليلى
City
Layla is located in Saudi Arabia
Layla
Layla
Location within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 22°18′4″N 46°43′.4″E / 22.30111°N 46.716778°E / 22.30111; 46.716778
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceRiyadh Province
GovernorateAl-Aflaj Governorate
Named afterLayla al-Amiriyah
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyAl-Aflaj Municipality
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
29,698[1]
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (SAST)
ISO 3166-2
SA-01
Area code011

Layla (Arabic: ليلى) is a city in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, and the administrative seat of Al-Aflaj Governorate. The city is named after Layla al-Amiriyah, lover of the renowned poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah, whose story became one of the most famous love stories in Arabic literature and inspired the romance of Layla and Majnun.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laylā (Al-Aflaj, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia)". City Population. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Al-Aflaj Governorate". Saudipedia.
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