Unaizah

Geography

Unaizah is in the south of Al-Qassim Province and at the heart of the historical region of Najd. It is located roughly 30 kilometers from Buraydah (the capital of the province) and more than 300 kilometers north of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Unaizah lies in the northern-central region of the Najd and to the south of the Wadi al-Rummah (Rumma Valley), which is the longest valley on the Arabian Peninsula. It is surrounded by sand dunes to its north and west, which are known locally as the Al-Ghamis Sands. The Al-Ghadha Woods are located to the north of the city. Next to Unaizah is the Al-Aushaziyah salt lake (or Sabkha), which is considered an official part of the city. Unaizah has a hot desert climate (Köppen Climate Classification BWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, very mild winters. The average high temperature in August is . The city experiences very little precipitation, especially in summer, but receives a fair amount of rain in March and April. It is also known to have dust storms during which the dust can be so thick that visibility is under .

Most-observed species

• White-eared Bulbul

  Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves
  8
• Crested Lark

  Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8
• Arabian Green Bee-eater

  Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) · Aves
  7
• Black-crowned Night-Heron

  Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  6
• Graceful Prinia

  Prinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
  5