| The governorate contains 22 villages, the nearest being 15 km away and the farthest, 190 km | |
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| Economy [ ] Qaryat al-Ulya is distinguished by a high and fertile land, which makes it well-suited for farming | In 1920, as part of this program nomads from the tribe founded the city of Qaryat al-Ulya, led by [] |
During the rise to power of , he created new villages by settling down nomads and indoctrinating them in the interpretation of Islam, calling them the.
7| Because of its proximity to the Kuwaiti and Iraqi borders, Ibn Saud built a fortress there, under the supervision of Prince [], who was governor of in 1935—36 | The city occupied a strategic position along the pilgrimage route from and to |
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| It was established on the location of a well which was traditionally used by nomadic as a water source | They maintain an agricultural area with more than two thousand farms, which ranks it first in Saudi Arabian wheat production |
History [ ] The name Qaryat al-Ulya means upper village in Arabic.
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