Layla (town)

Layla (Arabic: لیلى) is a town in central Saudi Arabia. It is the principal town of the Al-Aflaj oasis insome 330 km south of the capital, Riyadh. It is believed to have been named after Layla of Bani 'Amir, a 7th-century woman from the local tribe of Bani 'Amir who was immortalized in the poetry of her lover Qays ibn Al-Mulawwah. The romance of Qays and Layla is perhaps the most famous romance of Arabic literature.

Layla
Town
Layla
Coordinates: 22°18′4″N 46°43′.4″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Riyadh Province
Population
• Total	76,000

Aflaj General Hospital

Several tribes have governed the town across two millennia, including tribes of Kaab ibn 'Amir, then 'Uqayl ibn 'Amir and Alshathri.

The population of the town and its surrounding villages and hamlets is nearly 76,000, largely consisting of settled Bedouins from the Dawasir tribe. Layla neighbours a dry lake bed called Umm Jabal.

A crater on Mars has been named after this town.

| metric first = yes | Jan precipitation mm = 0.2 | Mar low C = 14.6 | Apr low C = 19.6 | May low C = 24 | Jun low C = 25.5 | Jul low C = 27.7 | Aug low C = 27.2 | Sep low C = 23.6 | Oct low C = 19.1 | Nov low C = 14.2 | Dec low C = 9.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 0.1 | Jan low C = 8 | Mar precipitation mm = 0.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 0.3 | May precipitation mm = 0 | Jun precipitation mm = 0 | Jul precipitation mm = 0 | Aug precipitation mm = 0 | Sep precipitation mm = 0 | Oct precipitation mm = 0 | Nov precipitation mm = 0.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 0.1 | source 1 = Climate-Data.org | Feb low C = 10.5 | Dec mean C = 16.1 | single line = yes | Oct high C = 34.3 | location = Layla | Jan high C = 21.7 | Feb high C = 25.2 | Mar high C = 29.5 | Apr high C = 34.6 | May high C = 39.6 | Jun high C = 42.2 | Jul high C = 43.3 | Aug high C = 43 | Sep high C = 39.7 | Nov high C = 27.6 | Nov mean C = 21.1 | Dec high C = 22.7 | Jan mean C = 15.1 | Feb mean C = 18.2 | Mar mean C = 22.6 | Apr mean C = 27.8 | May mean C = 32.8 | Jun mean C = 34.8 | Jul mean C = 36.3 | Aug mean C = 35.9 | Sep mean C = 32.4 | Oct mean C = 27.2 | source = Climate-Data.org }}