central Najd plateau
E837395
The central Najd plateau is a vast, arid highland region in the heart of Saudi Arabia, known as the historical and cultural core of the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| central Najd plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| borders |
Eastern Province coastal lowlands
ⓘ
Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Rub al Khali desert NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Arabian deserts ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Qassim Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riyadh Region NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Eastern Province interior ⓘ parts of Hail Region ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | cultural core of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
oasis agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ urban services ⓘ |
| elevation | highland ⓘ |
| geology |
limestone formations
ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continental desert climate
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ vast ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Buraydah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hail NERFINISHED ⓘ Riyadh NERFINISHED ⓘ Unaizah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
emergence of First Saudi State
ⓘ
expansion of Second Saudi State ⓘ |
| historicalRole | historical core of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| hydrology |
underground aquifers
ⓘ
wadis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arabic poetry traditions
ⓘ
Bedouin heritage ⓘ tribal culture ⓘ |
| language | Najdi Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
central Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| partOf | Najd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of early Saudi-Wahhabi state ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone | Arabia Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | internal transport hub of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| vegetation |
acacia trees in wadis
ⓘ
sparse desert shrubs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.