Rawdat al-Ard

Rawdat al-Ard, also called ar-Ruwaydah, lies west of al-Quwayiyah in the high country of Najd. Its valley and tributaries cross a broad, gently sloping plain. Local historical accounts record the presence of the Suhul here by the late fifteenth century. In 1785 the inhabitants pledged allegiance to the first Saudi state, and the settlement supplied men to its forces.