What is "al-muzahmiyya"

Al-Muzahmiyya ) is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located by road southwest of Riyadh, on the important Riyadh-Mecca Highway. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 24,224 people. It lies in a wide valley known as Wadi Al-Batin, and was founded in the 16th century as a colony of small independent farms and estates that later joined together to form one village. It is currently part of Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate.