Al-Maramiyah

Al-Maramiyah lies north of al-Ais in the rugged country between Medina and the Red Sea coast. Dry valleys cross the surrounding hills and carry torrents after rain. The wider district includes volcanic fields and pockets of cultivated ground, where springs have watered palm groves and gardens. These contrasting landscapes connect the inland settlements of the Hejaz with the coastal plain farther west.