List of cities in Saudi Arabia
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This is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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Largest cities by population
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| Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a... |
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| Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The... |
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| Mecca Mecca Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level... |
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| Medina Medina Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and... |
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Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The... |
Mecca Mecca Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level... |
| Dammam Dammam Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi... |
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| Abha Abha Abha is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia. It is situated at 2,200 metres above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia near the National Park of Asir. Its mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis... |
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| Khamis Mushait Khamis Mushait Khamis Mushait is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located 35 minutes east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir province. It is the capital of the Shahran Tribe. Until the 1970s Khamis Mushait was a small town of less than 50,000 servicing the surrounding mild-climate agricultural region... |
0.4 | Medina Medina Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and... |
Dammam Dammam Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi... |
Abha Abha Abha is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia. It is situated at 2,200 metres above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia near the National Park of Asir. Its mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis... |
Alphabetical list of cities and towns
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| Afif Afif Afif is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is located at , and is situated approximately half-way between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a hijra, or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, particularly the tribe of 'Utaybah... |
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| Arar Arar Mustafa Wahbi Al-Tal, better known as Arar , was a Jordanian poet, lawyer, teacher, judge, political agitator and philosopher.... |
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| Abha Abha Abha is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia. It is situated at 2,200 metres above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia near the National Park of Asir. Its mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis... |
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| Abqaiq Abqaiq Abqaiq, or in Arabic Bqaiq , is a Saudi Aramco camp in the interior of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located in the desert 60 km southwest of the Dhahran-Dammam-Khobar metropolitan area. The camp was built in the 1940s by ARAMCO... |
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| Al-Hasa Al-Hasa Al-Ahsa is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after Al-Ahsa oasis. The name Al-Ahsa is also given to the biggest city in the region, Hofuf. In classic Arabic, Ahsa means the sound of water underground. It has one of the largest oases in the world with Date Palms of... |
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| Badr Badr (city) Badr is a town in Al Medina Province, western of Saudi Arabia. It is located at around about from the Islamic holy city of Medina.... |
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| Baljurashi Baljurashi Baljurashi or Biljurashi is a city in Al Bahah Province, southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is located at around in the elevation of cca 2000 metres. It was the capital of the region which includes the tribes of Ghamid and Zahran. It is the largest city in Al Bahah Province. Temperature is between... |
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| Bisha Bisha This article is about the Saudi Arabian city. For the disambiguation page, see Bisha, Saudi Arabia Bisha is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia in 'Asir province. It is located at around .- External links :* : Splendid Arabia, An Online Guide to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia... |
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| Buraydah | 505,000 | Capital and largest city of Al Qasim Province Al Qasim Al-Qassim Province ), also spelled Al-Qaseem, Al-Qasim, Qassim, or Gassim, is one of the thirteen administrative provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country, and almost in the center of the Arabian Peninsula. It has a population of 1,016,756 and an area of 65,000 km²... |
| Al Bahah Al Bahah Al Bahah is a city in the south west of Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Al Bahah Province nestled between the resorts of Taif and Abha, Al Baha is one of the Kingdom’s prime tourist attractions. It enjoys a pleasant climate and is surrounded by more than forty forests, including Raghdan, al... |
Capital of Al Bahah Province | |
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| Dammam Dammam Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi... |
+ 1,300,000 | Main seaport on Persian Gulf Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers... , capital of Eastern Province |
| Dhahran Dhahran Dhahran is a city located in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Large oil reserves were first identified in the Dhahran area in 1931, and in 1935 Standard Oil of California drilled the first commercially viable oil well... |
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| Dhurma Dhurma Dhurma is a small town located some 40 km to the west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the center of the small Dhruma Governorate, and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. It lies in the wide Al-Batin valley, which it shares with its larger twin, Muzahmiyya... |
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| Dahaban Dahaban Dahban or 'Dahaban' is an ancient village on the coast of Saudi Arabia . It is in Makkah Province, a few kilometers north of Jeddah. For a long time it has been a fishing center until Durrat Al-Arus opened in 1996 which made it also a tourism village... |
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| Diriyah Diriyah Al-Diriyah is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served as the capital of the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818... |
Capital of the First Saudi State First Saudi State The First Saudi State was established in the year 1744 when imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad ibn Saud formed an alliance to establish a religious & political sovereignty determined to cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of heretical practices and deviations from orthodox Islam... |
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| Duba Duba Duba is a small city on the northern Red Sea coast, of Saudi Arabia. It is in Tabuk Province. Local citizens describe it as The Pearl of the Red Sea. Population: Population of Duba is about 65,000.-History:... |
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| Dumat Al-Jandal Dumat Al-Jandal Dumat al-Jundal , is the name for an ancient city of ruins located in North Western Saudi Arabia in the Al Jawf province its located 37KM away from Sakakah. The name Dumat al-Jandal means literally "Dumah of the Stone", since this was the territory of Dumah, one of the twelve sons of Ishmael... |
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| Dawadmi Dawadmi Ad Dawadimi , is located on top of Najd hill, the central area of Saudi Arabia. Another name for the city is عالية نجد which literally translates into "The High of Najd". It's located approximately 300 km west of the capital Riyadh. Dwadmi has over 50,000 inhabitants in the city alone... |
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| Farasan city Farasan (city) Farasan is the largest town of the Farasan Islands, in the Red Sea. Islands are a part of the Jizan Province, far southwestern part of Saudi Arabia. It is located on the Farasan Island at around .- External links :* * * * * *... |
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| Gerrha Gerrha Gerrha , was an ancient city of Arabia, on the west side of the Persian Gulf. More accurately, the ancient city of Gerrha has been determined to have existed near or under the present fort of Uqair. This fort is 50 miles northeast of Al-Hasa in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia... |
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| Hautat Sudair Hautat Sudair Hautat Sudair or Hawtat Sudair Hautat Sudair or Hawtat Sudair Hautat Sudair or Hawtat Sudair ( also spelled Al hawtah , or Al hautah; , Sudair's capital and the beating heart of the historical area of Sudair, is located at the center of the valley of Sudair in Nejd. Hautat Sudair is the... |
Capital of Sudair Sudair Sudair or Sudayr is a historical region in Najd in the central of Saudi Arabia, and is located approximately 150 km north of the Saudi capital, Riyadh... |
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| Habala Habala Habala is a small mountain village in the 'Asir province of Saudi Arabia. It was originally inhabited by a tribal community known as the "flower men" because of their custom of wearing garlands of dried herbs and flowers in their hair... |
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| Hajrah Hajrah Hajrah is a town about south-east of Jeddah in Saudi ArabiaIt is a world history placeHere Muhammad ventured to complete his journey and mission to spread Islam to the people of the western world. Although he was exiled for Mecca he returned shortly after amassing followers in Hajrah.... |
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| Haql Haql Haql is a town in the northwest of Saudi Arabia near the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, adjacent to Aqaba across the Jordanian border.From Haql, the coasts of Egypt, Israel and Jordan can be seen.... |
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| Al-Hareeq Al-Hareeq Al Hareeq is a Saudi Arabian town , belong to Riyadh . with population est. of 6000 .... |
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| Harmah Harmah Harmah is a city at Sudair, Al Majma'ah Province, Saudi Arabia. It is headed by Mr. Saud Bin Abdulaziz ALMadhi. Harmah is located approximately 185 km north of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. It was founded in 770 AH by Ibrahim Bin Husain Bin Mudlej Alheseny Alwaily Alenizy.... |
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| Ha'il Ha'il Ha'il , also spelled Hail, Ha'yel, or Hayil, is an oasis city in Nejd in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of the Ha'il Province. The city has a population of 356,876 according to Ha'il Province.... |
Capital of Ha'il Province | |
| Hotat Bani Tamim Hotat Bani Tamim Hotat Bani Tamim is a Saudi Arabian town, belonging to Riyadh. Its population is estimated at 36,000.... |
36,000 | |
| Hofuf Hofuf Al-Hofuf is the major urban center in the Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.- Overview :... |
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| Hafr Al-Batin | +338,636 (2005) | Largest city in the North-East of Saudi Arabia |
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| Jabal Umm al Ru'us Jabal Umm al Ru'us Jabal Umm al Ru'us is a town in Saudi Arabia.Notable people include mechanical engineer Abdul Rahman Al-Athel.... |
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| Jalajil Jalajil Jalaji or Jolajil is a city in the Sudair area, Saudi Arabia. It is located to the north from Riyadh and around 45.29° - 25.41° .... |
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| Al Jawf | Capital of Al Jawf Province Al Jawf Province Al-Jawf , also spelled Al-Jouf, is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, bordering Jordan. It has an area of 100,212 km² and a population of 440,009 at the 2010 Census... |
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| Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The... |
+ 3,600,000 | Second largest city, main seaport on Red Sea Red Sea The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez... |
| Jizan Jizan -Ethnography:The inhabitants of Jazan, are made up of Arabs. Islam is the religion of almost the totality of the inhabitants of the city and the province.-External links:*http://www.jazan.gov.sa* *http://krwetatnt.com/vb/... |
Capital of Jizan Province | |
| Jizan Economic City Jazan Economic City Jazan Economic City The Province of Jazan lies in the south west section of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has a population of approximately 1.2 million and covers an area of 40,000 sqkm including some 5,000 villages and cities.... |
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| Jubail Jubail Jubail , is a city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. It consists of the Old Town of Al Jubail, which was originally a small fishing village, up to 1975 and the new industrial area.... |
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| Khafji Khafji Ras Al Khafji or Khafji is a town on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It lies in what was before 1970 a neutral zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia... |
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| Khaybar Khaybar Khaybar is the name of an oasis some 153 km to the north of Medina , Saudi Arabia. It was inhabited by Jews before the rise of Islam, and was conquered by Muhammad in 629 AD.-Pre-Islamic Khaybar:... |
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| King Abdullah Economic City King Abdullah Economic City King Abdullah Economic City is a megaproject announced in 2005 by Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia.-Overview:... |
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| Khamis Mushayt Khamis Mushait Khamis Mushait is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located 35 minutes east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir province. It is the capital of the Shahran Tribe. Until the 1970s Khamis Mushait was a small town of less than 50,000 servicing the surrounding mild-climate agricultural region... |
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| Al Kharj Al Kharj Al-Kharj is a city and governorate in central Saudi Arabia. The population of the governorate as a whole was 623,394 according to the 2004 census, 75,716 of whom were non-Saudis. The city is located at around .... |
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| Khobar Khobar Khobar is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. It has a population of 360,000 and forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran, which together have a combined population of over two million... |
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| Al-Khutt Al-Khutt Al-Khutt is the older name for modern-day Qatif, Saudi Arabia.The name survives today in pre-modern poetry, where the noun "Al-Khuttiyy" is used as kenning for "spear." It is believed that the region was well-known for its spears, most probably made of spearheads imported from India, with which... |
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| Lihyan Lihyan Lihyan is an ancient Arab kingdom. It was located in northwestern Arabia, and is known for its Old North Arabian inscriptions dating to ca... |
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| Al Lith Al Lith Al Lith a coastal town in western Saudi Arabia. Al Lith survives with farming and fishing. It is located at around .It is located on Mecca/Jeddah to Jizan highway.... |
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| Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah is a city and a governorate in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located at around , and has an area of 30 000 square kilometers. The population of the town is around 45,000, while the population of the governorate as a whole is approximately 97,349... |
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| Mastoorah Mastoorah Mastoorah is a village next to Rabigh in the area of Hijaz in the western part of Saudi Arabia. It is located between Mecca and Medina and has population of harb tribes.... |
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| Al-Mubarraz | 550,000 | |
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| Mecca Mecca Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level... |
+ 1,700,000 | Holiest city of Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~... religion, capital of Makkah Province |
| Medina Medina Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and... |
+ 1,300,000 | Second holiest city of Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~... religion, capital of Al Madinah Province |
| Muzahmiyya Muzahmiyya Al-Muzahmiyah is a small town located 40 km southwest of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the important Riyadh-Mecca Highway. 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... |
100,000 | 20 miles west of Riyadh, known for its fancy large farms and resorts. |
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| Najran Najran Najran , formerly known as Aba as Sa'ud, is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated a New town, Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom; its population has risen from 47,500 in 1974 and 90,983 in 1992 to... |
Capital of Najran Province | |
| Al-Namas | +47,783 (2005) | Containing Bani Amro and Al-Sarh |
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| Al-Omran | Including Al-Huta, Al-Rumailah, Northern & Southern Al-Omran, Ghomsi and other villages belonging to it | |
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| Qadeimah Qadeimah Al Qadeimah is a town on the coast of Saudi Arabia . It is in Makkah Province , Located in 44 kilometers north of Jeddah... |
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| Qatif Qatif Qatif or Al-Qatif is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in the east to King Fahd International Airport in the west... |
+474,573 (2005) | Eastern Province |
| Qaisumah Qaisumah Qaisumah is a town belongs to Hafar Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia. It is located at around .... |
+20,887 (2005) | |
| Al Qunfudhah Al Qunfudhah Al Qunfudhah is a coastal town in western Saudi Arabia. It is located at around .In 1976, LDS researcher Lynn Hilton identified Al Qunfudhah as a possible location for the site of Nahom, as described in the Book of Mormon; however, this theory has since been abandoned.... |
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| Rabigh Rabigh Rabigh is an ancient town on the western coast of Saudi Arabia . It is in Makkah Province. It used to be named "Al-Johfa" until the early years of the 17th century. In some ancient stories the town had been completely destroyed through a sea water... |
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| Rafha Rafha Rafha is a town in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around .... |
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| Ar Rass Ar Rass Rass is a Saudi Arabian town, located in the Al Qassim Province. It lies southwest of Buraydah, the capital of the province and also north of Riyadh, the national capital.... |
116,164 (2005) | Largest city in Al-Qassim Province by area and third largest by population |
| Ras Tanura Ras Tanura Ras Tanura is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf... |
+43,338 (2005) | Eastern Province |
| Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a... |
4,700,000 | Capital city, largest city, largest population, capital of Al Riyadh Province, capital of the Second Saudi State Second Saudi State The Second Saudi State existed during the 19th century when the rule of the House of Saud was restored to central and eastern Arabia after having previously been brought down by an Ottoman-Egyptian invasion in 1818... |
| Rumailah Rumailah Rumailah is a small village in Saudi Arabia on the eastern side of Al-Ahsa. It has an estimated population of over 12,065 . It is bordered by Omran, Murkaz, Dalwa and Huta. It is 350 km from Riyadh.... |
+10,000(2006) | Small and very famous village in Hasa |
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| Saihat Saihat Saihat City is a city located on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, within the Al-Qatif Governorate. With a population of 100,000 in 2005.- History :... |
+70,000 (2005) | |
| Safwa city Safwa city Safwa is a city located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is located north of Qatif and south of Jubail. Safwa has a population of 70,000.-External links:*... |
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| Sakakah Sakakah Sakakah is an oasis town in the Al Jawf Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, located just to the north of the An Nufad desert and northeast of Al Jawf city. It has a population of approximately 114,000 people... |
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| Shaqraa Shaqraa Shaqra is a town in central Saudi Arabia, located near Ushaiger and about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh.The name "Shagra" means "blonde" or "blondie" which is taken from "the blonde mountain" which is north of Shagra.... |
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| Shaybah Shaybah Shaybah is a major crude oil producing site in Saudi Arabia and is located approximately 40 km from the northern edge of the Rub' Al-Khali/Empty Quarter desert. It is located about 10 km south of the border to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which is a straight line drawn in the desert... |
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| As Sulayyil As Sulayyil As Sulayyil is a city in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia.As Sulayil is a town in the southern Riyadh region. Along with the nearby village of [Wadi Addawasir] are the main towns of the area which considered one of richest farming areas in the kingdom although its very close to the largest sand... |
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| Taif | 700,000 | |
| Tabuk | 730,000 | Capital of Tabuk Province |
| Tanomah Tanomah Tanomah is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, population 40,000. It is locate north of Abha.... |
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| Tayma Tayma Tayma is a large oasis with a long history of settlement, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia at the point where the trade route between Yathrib and Dumah begins to cross the Nefud desert... |
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| Thadiq Thadiq Thadig is city in Nejd, Saudi Arabia. It is a historical city established about four centuries ago. It is located to the north from Riyadh .... |
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| Thuwal Thuwal Thuwal is a village belonging to the governorate of Jeddah in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia 80 kilometers north of Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea... |
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| Thuqbah Ath Thuqbah Al-Thuqbah is a district of the Dammam-Khobar metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. Though only separated from al-Khobar proper by Dhahran Street, Al-Thuqbah constitutes a separate municipality with a population of 192,000... |
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| Turaif Turaif Turaif is a town in northern Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Jordan. It is located at around . It has a population of about 41,785.The city of Turaif as one of the cities that have been established because of the presence of international oil pipeline.It has a Domestic airport other... |
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| Udhailiyah Udhailiyah Udhailiyah [pronounced Ew'd Aleea] is a small oil company compound in the interior of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located in the desert southwest of the Dhahran-Dammam-Khobar metropolitan area. Built by the national oil company Saudi Aramco, Udhailiyah has a population of approximately... |
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| Al-`Ula Al-`Ula The Al-`Ula oasis , some 110 km southwest of Tayma in northwestern Arabia was located at the incense route.It was the capital of the ancient Lihyanites... |
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| Um Al-Sahek Um Al-Sahek Um Al-Sahek is a small town in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located 10 Kilometers southwest of Ras Tanura. It is known for its natural water springs that allowed agricultural activities to be held. Although a fertile land which is rare in that part of the province it is still undeveloped,... |
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| Unaizah Unaizah Unaizah or officially The Governorate of Unaizah is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of Buraydah and north of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia... |
138,351 | Second largest city in Al-Qassim Province (according to 2005 census) |
| Uqair Uqair Uqair is an ancient fort of Islamic origin, located in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. It is alternatively spelled Al-'Uqair, Uqayr, and Ogair, all Latin transliterations of the same Arabic word. It has been linked by some to the ancient city of Gerrha mentioned in Greek and Roman sources... |
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| Al Wajh Al Wajh Al Wajh is a coastal town in northwestern Saudi Arabia, on the coast of the Red Sea. It is located in Tabuk Province.Al Wajh is a comparatively small town whose citizens are mainly of Al Belawi, Al Huety, Al johani and Al Harby tribes and work on fishing. It has close links with the city of Tabuk... |
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| Az Zaimah Az Zaimah Az Zaimah is a small village between Mecca and Taif in Saudi Arabia, about 20 km northwest of Taif. Az Zaimah is inhabited predominantly by the Hothail tribe, and is on the northern pilgrimage road from the Persian Gulf to Mecca.... |
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