Al-Majma'a

Al-Majmaah is a historic centre of Sudair in the Najd plateau of central Arabia. The town grew near Wadi al-Mishqar, where access to water supported settlement and cultivation. Palm groves and farms formed part of a landscape of villages and grazing land.

Local accounts date the settlement's founding to about 1417, associating it with Abdullah bin Saif al-Shammari. Saudipedia recounts that he sought land for himself and his sons from Ibrahim bin Hussein of nearby Hirma, then settled and cultivated it as others joined him. One explanation connects the town's name with this gathering of people; another derives it from the meeting of Wadi al-Mishqar and its tributaries with Wadi al-Kalb. Al-Majmaah became a centre for the surrounding Sudair district.