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Najd
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'''Najd''' or '''Nejd''' ({{lang-ar|نجد}} Naǧd) is a region in central
Saudi Arabia and the location of the nation's capital,
Riyadh. Najd is a plateau ranging from 762 to 1,525
metre m in height. The eastern section is marked by oasis settlements, elsewhere the region is sparsely occupied by
nomadic
Bedouins. An individual from Najd is called a ''Najdi'' in
Arabic (language) Arabic.
History
The region was conquered by the
Wahhabism Wahhabi forces of
Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Saud, from the
Ottoman Empire, during the period of
1899–
1912. In
1932, Najd became a province of ibn Saud's newly formed
Saudi Arabia.
Among the prominent people born in Najd is
Ibn Baz,
Ibn Uthaimeen and also
Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab.
Banu Tamim, the tribe of
Abu Bakr, originated from here.
The
Banu Tamim clan was located in this area, and the
Bani Utub originate from here.
Najd was involved in the
Ridda wars,
Abu Bakr sent
Khalid ibn al-Walid into Najd with 4000 men.
Hadith
A well-known
Hadith of
Muhammad seems to portray the Najdi in a negative light, the
Hadith of Najd.
See also
*
History of Kuwait
*
History of Saudi Arabia
External links
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The Salafi Cult
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Najd is not in Iraq
-
Misunderstanding the Hadeeth of Najd
Category:Mountains of Saudi Arabia
Category:Geography of Saudi Arabia
Category:Plateaus
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