Layla (town)
Town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Layla (Arabic: لیلى) is a town in central Saudi Arabia. It is the principal town of the Al-Aflaj oasis in Riyadh Region, some 330 km south of the capital, Riyadh. It is believed to have been named after Layla of Bani 'Amir, a 7th-century woman from the local tribe who was immortalized in the poetry of her lover Qays ibn Al-Mulawwah. The romance of Qays and Layla is among the most famous romances of Arabic literature.
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Layla | |
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  Layla | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′4″N 46°43′.4″E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Population | |
| • Total | 76,000 |
Several tribes have governed the town across two millennia, including tribes of Kaab ibn 'Amir, then 'Uqayl ibn 'Amir and Alshathri.
The population of the town and its surrounding villages and hamlets is nearly 76,000, largely consisting of settled Bedouins from the Dawasir tribe. Layla neighbours a dry lake bed called Umm Jabal.
| Climate data for Layla | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.2 (108.0) |
43.3 (109.9) |
43 (109) |
39.7 (103.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24 (75) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1 (0.03) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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