Al-Faqra

Al-Fuqarah lies in the high Najd country of Dawadmi, overlooking Wadi ar-Risha. The long valley runs through a landscape of scattered settlements and grazing land, where rocky heights break the open plateau. The locality is associated with the Maghayrah, a branch of the wider tribal communities of the district. Other places in Arabia bear similar names, including one much farther west near Medina.