title: Riyadh Governorate
text: # Riyadh Governorate
  
  Riyadh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الرياض) is one of the 22 governorates (muhafzah) of Riyadh Province that contains the city of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia alongside five other towns and neighborhoods. It shares borders with the Rumah governorate to the north, al-Kharj governorate to the south, Huraymila, Thadiq, Diriyah and Durumah governorates to the west and Eastern Province's Al Ahsa governorate to the east.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  * Riyadh (seat)
  * Irqah
  * Hayir
  * Heet
  * Banban
  * Amajiyah
  