15 Facts About Najd

Najd region is home to Al-Magar, which was an advanced prehistoric culture of the Neolithic whose epicenter lay in modern-day southwestern Najd.

Najd was mainly supported by the powerful tribe of Banu Hanifa.

At Najd, getting the news of Khalid's decisive victories against apostates in Buzakha, many clans of Banu Tamim hastened to visit Khalid, but the Banu Yarbu', a branch of Banu Tamim, under their chief, Malik ibn Nuwayrah, hung back.

Najd's riders were stopped by Khalid's army at the town of Buttah.

Najd sent his cavalry to nearby villages and ordered them to call the Azaan to each party they meet.

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Najd refused to give zakat, hence differentiating between prayer and zakat.

Najd was to be charged for his entering in an anti-Caliphate alliance with the prophetess Sajjah.

Najd soon became a politically peripheral region of the Muslim world as the focus shifted to the more developed conquered lands.

The southern border of Najd has always been set at the large sea of sand dunes known today as Rub' al Khali, while the southwestern boundaries are marked by the valleys of Wadi Ranyah, Wadi Bisha, and Wadi Tathlith.

Northern boundaries of Najd have fluctuated greatly over time and received far less attention from the medieval geographers.

The rest of the population consisted mainly of Arabs who were, for various reasons, unaffiliated with any tribes, and who mostly lived in the towns and villages of Najd working in various trades such as carpentry or as Sonnaa'.

About a quarter of the population of Najd, including about a third of the population of Riyadh, are non-Saudi expatriates, including both skilled professionals and unskilled laborers.

Unlike the Hejaz and Tihamah, Najd is remote and stayed outside of the reign of important Islamic empires such as the Abbasids and the Ottoman Empire.

People of Najd have spoken Arabic, in one form or another, for practically all of recorded history.

Najd is home to numerous date farms and large agricultural areas.