Historic Harmah
Harmah (pronounced with an a on the Ha, a silent Ra, and an a on the Mim, ending in ta marbuta) lies about 195 kilometres north-west of the city of Riyadh, at longitude 45.3406 east and latitude 25.9233 north. It is embraced by Wadi Al Batin, where Wadi Al Kalb and Wadi Al Mushaqqar meet, joining in the lake of Harmah Dam. Harmah shares Wadi Al Kalb with the city of Al Majmaah, as is well known, but depends on the floods of these two valleys, which come together in this large dam, about 400 metres long, built of stone by the people of Harmah hundreds of years ago. The Ministry of Agriculture later reinforced it and regulated the discharge of its floodwater through artificial channels to Harmah's farms, and whatever flood water exceeds Harmah's needs goes east along the course of Wadi Al Batin. Some of Harmah's farms and palm groves lie south of this valley: Al Dhahiriyah, Saat Allah, Al Wusta and Qilban Al Ood, and south of the valley also lie Muraiqib Ibn Duraiys and Dhahrat Mushrifah. The valley separates the town of Harmah from the town of Al Majmaah, and descends with the flood until it reaches Riyadh Subha, Al Khufaisah, Mutribah and others, cutting through the Al Mijzal ridge through the Al Kathima opening.
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