Al-Kharj

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Kharj الخرج
King Abdul Aziz Kharj Castle in Kharj
Kharj Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24°08′54.0″N 47°18′18.0″E / 24.148333°N 47.305000°E / 24.148333; 47.305000
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Riyadh Region
Government
• Acting Governor	Musaad bin Abdullah bin Saad Almadhi
Area
• Total	19,790 km2 (6,740 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	376,325
• Density	19/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3

Kharj (Arabic: الخرج) is a governorate in central Saudi Arabia. It is one of the important governorates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in the southeast of the capital Riyadh, it covers an area of 19,790 km2 ~ 4,890,215.5 acres, and has a population of 376,325 people, according to the statistics of the General Authority for Statistics for the year 2010. The city of Al Saih (Arabic: السيح) is the capital of modern Kharj and its administrative and economic center.