Dwadmi

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Dwadmi, or Dawadmi, is located on top of Najd hill, the central area of Saudi Arabia. Another name for the city is عالية نجد which literally translates into "The High of Najd". It's located approximately 300 km west of the capital Riyadh. Dwadmi has over 50,000 inhabitants in the city alone. Over 200 other smaller cities and couties follow the district of Dwadmi.

In April 2003, the new airport in the city was inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The airport is still one of the newest in the Kingdom and can handle up to one million passengers. Conversely, the city has one of the eldest palaces in the kingdom. King Abdulaziz palace is a landmark of the city and there is an ongoing rehabilitation project to protect it. The project is being handled by CIAH under the name "Rehabilitation Project of King Abdel Aziz Palace, Dawadmi".

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