Located northwest of Riyadh, on the west bank of the valley of Hanifa, an ancient historical city dating back to the mid-ninth century AH when Ghasiba (the oldest neighborhoods of Diriyah) established Mani bin Rabeeh al-Meridi, a relative of the son of Shield owner Yamamah stone, and from that day the city continued to grow and expand because of the importance of its location Geography and mediation in the Arabian Peninsula, and in the middle of the twelfth century AH arrived to the Diriyah Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab, who was found in the family of Saud, and in the person of Imam Muhammad bin Saud specialization, the best supporter and advocate in order to call reform and revive the Sunnis Muhammadiyah and so God wanted to make From Ad-Dir'iya and Hidaya Center A springboard for a high-ranking state.
The most famous part of the old Dir'iya is the Tarif district, which was the seat of the ruling family.