Al Zulfi

Az Zulfi
محافظة الزلفي
Location of Al Zulfi
Az Zulfi
Coordinates: 26°17′N 44°48′E / 26.283°N 44.800°E / 26.283; 44.800
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceRiyadh Province
Government
  MayorZayd ibn Muhammad al-Hussein al-Tamimi
  Governor of the GovernoratePrince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz
Population
 (2017)
  Total
125,000
  Density199.4/km2 (516/sq mi)
 Riyadh Development Authority estimate
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code
(5 digits)
Area code+966-6
Website

Az Zulfi (also Zulfi, Zulfy City or Al Zulfi or Az Zilfi) is a city in Riyadh Province in central Saudi Arabia, about 260 kilometres northwest of Riyadh. It is connected by Roads 418 and 535 which both link with the main Highway 65 which connects Riyadh to Buraidah which is about 101 kilometres by road to the west of Al Zulfi. Zulfi also forms a governorate of Riyadh Province. The Al-Yamama/Tuwaiq mountain range begins in the desert to the north of Al Zulfi.