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Al-Diriyah (Arabic: الدرعية; also spelled Ad-Dir’iyah Ad-Dar’iyah or Dir’aiyah) is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family and served as the capital of the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818. Today the town is the seat of the Diriyah Governorate which also includes the villages of Uyayna Jubayla and Al-Ammariyyah among others and is part of Ar Riyad Province.
