SAUDI ARABIA
Complete Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Native Name: Al-Mamlaka al-'Arabiyya as-Sa'ūdiyya
ISO-Code: SAU
Capital: Ar-Riyād
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Complete Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Native Name: Al-Mamlaka al-'Arabiyya as-Sa'ūdiyya
ISO-Code: SAU
Capital: Ar-Riyād
ContentsThe regions of Saudi Arabia and all cities of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Regions| Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1992-09-27 | C 2004-09-15 | E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Bāḥah {Al-Bahah} | BAH | الباحة | Al-Bāḥah | 9,921 | 332,157 | 377,900 | 398,920 |
| i | Al-Ḥudūd ash-Shamālīyah [Northern Frontier] {Al-Hudud ash-Shamaliyah} | HUD | الحدود الشمالية | 'Ar'ar | 111,797 | 229,060 | 279,971 | 301,199 |
| i | Al-Jawf (incl. Al-Qurayyāt) | JAW | الجوف | Sakākah | 100,212 | 268,228 | 361,738 | 398,451 |
| i | Al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah [Medina] {Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah} | MAD | المدينة المنورة | Al-Madīnah | 151,990 | 1,084,947 | 1,512,724 | 1,675,731 |
| i | Al-Qaṣīm [Al-Qaseem] {Al-Qasim} | QAS | القصيم | Buraydah | 58,046 | 750,979 | 1,015,972 | 1,110,913 |
| i | Ar-Riyāḍ {Ar-Riyad} | RIY | الرياض | Ar-Riyād | 404,240 | 3,834,986 | 5,458,273 | 6,084,967 |
| i | Ash-Sharqīyah [Eastern Region] {Ash-Sharqiyah} | SHA | المنطقة الشرقية | Ad-Dammām | 672,522 | 2,575,820 | 3,360,031 | 3,641,064 |
| i | 'Asīr [Aseer] {Asir} | ASI | عسير | Abhā | 76,693 | 1,340,168 | 1,687,939 | 1,822,388 |
| i | Ḥā'il {Hail} | HAI | حائل | Ḥā'il | 103,887 | 411,284 | 526,882 | 569,230 |
| i | Jīzān {Jizan} | JIZ | جازان | Jīzān | 11,671 | 865,961 | 1,187,587 | 1,327,908 |
| i | Makkah al-Mukarramah [Mecca] | MAK | مكة المكرمة | Makkah | 153,128 | 4,467,670 | 5,797,184 | 6,229,313 |
| i | Najrān {Najran} | NAJ | نجران | Najrān | 149,511 | 300,994 | 420,345 | 474,109 |
| i | Tabūk [Tabouk] {Tabuk} | TAB | تبوك | Tabūk | 146,072 | 486,134 | 691,716 | 773,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | السعودية | Ar-Riyād | 2,149,690 | 16,948,388 | 22,678,262 | 24,807,273 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C Cp 2004-09-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ar-Riyād | RIY | 4,087,152 |
| 2 | Jiddah | MAK | 2,801,481 |
| 3 | Makkah | MAK | 1,294,168 |
| 4 | Al-Madīnah | MAD | 918,889 |
| 5 | Ad-Dammām | SHA | 744,321 |
| 6 | Aṭ-Ṭa'if | MAK | 521,273 |
| 7 | Tabūk | TAB | 441,351 |
| 8 | Buraydah | QAS | 378,422 |
| 9 | Khamīs Mushayṭ | ASI | 372,695 |
| 10 | Al-Hufūf | SHA | 287,841 |
| 11 | Al-Mubarraz | SHA | 285,067 |
| 12 | Ḥā'il | HAI | 267,005 |
Cities| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1992-09-27 | C Cp 2004-09-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abhā {Abha} | ابها | ASI | 112,316 | 201,912 |
| i | Abū 'Arīsh {Abu Arish} | ابو عريش | JIZ | 35,148 | 47,992 |
| i | Ad-Dammām [Dammam] {Ad-Dammam} | الدمام | SHA | 482,321 | 744,321 |
| i | Ad-Dawādimī {Ad-Dawadimi} | الدوادمى | RIY | 37,871 | 53,071 |
| i | Ad-Dilam | الدلم | RIY | 29,584 | 34,905 |
| i | Ad-Dir'iyah {Ad-Diriyah} | الدرعيه | RIY | ... | 33,213 |
| i | 'Afïf {Afif} | عفيف | RIY | 28,053 | 39,581 |
| i | Aḥad Rāfidah {Ahad Rafidah} | احد رفيده | ASI | ... | 50,080 |
| i | Al-'Awāmīyah {Al-Awamiyah} | العواميه | SHA | ... | 25,279 |
| i | Al-Badā'i' {Al-Badai} | البدائع | QAS | ... | 36,137 |
| i | Al-Bāḥah {Al-Bahah} | الباحه | BAH | ... | 85,212 |
| i | Al-Bukayrīyah {Al-Bukayriyah} | البكيريه | QAS | ... | 24,629 |
| i | Al-Ḥawīyah {Al-Hawiyah} | الحويه | MAK | 93,888 | 132,078 |
| i | Al-Hufūf [Hofuf] {Al-Hufuf} | الهفوف | SHA | 225,847 | 287,841 |
| i | Al-Jawf (Dūmat al-Jandal) | دومة الجندل | JAW | ... | 26,179 |
| i | Al-Jubayl | الجبيل | SHA | 140,828 | 222,544 |
| i | Al-Jumūm {Al-Jumum} | الجموم | MAK | ... | 21,825 |
| i | Al-Khafjī {Al-Khafji} | الخفجى | SHA | 49,729 | 54,464 |
| i | Al-Kharj | الخرج | RIY | 152,071 | 200,958 |
| i | Al-Khubar | الخبر | SHA | 141,683 | 165,799 |
| i | Al-Khurmah | الخرمه | MAK | ... | 24,026 |
| i | Al-Madīnah [Medina] {Al-Madinah} | المدينه | MAD | 608,295 | 918,889 |
| i | Al-Majma'ah {Al-Majmaah} | المجمعه | RIY | 29,520 | 39,875 |
| i | Al-Midhnab | المذنب | QAS | ... | 24,039 |
| i | Al-Mubarraz | المبرز | SHA | 219,123 | 285,067 |
| i | Al-Muzāḥimīyah {Al-Muzahimiyah} | المزاحميه | RIY | ... | 24,224 |
| i | Al-Qaṭīf {Al-Qatif} | القطيف | SHA | 98,920 | 98,278 |
| i | Al-Qayṣūmah {Al-Qaysumah} | القيصومه | SHA | ... | 20,316 |
| i | Al-Qudaīḥ {Al-Qudaih} | القديح | SHA | ... | 25,269 |
| i | Al-Qunfudhah | القنفذه | MAK | ... | 20,317 |
| i | Al-Qurayyāt {Al-Qurayyat} | القريات | JAW | 72,921 | 100,436 |
| i | Al-Qūz {Al-Quz} | القوز | MAK | ... | 20,248 |
| i | Al-'Ulā {Al-Ula} | العلا | MAD | ... | 29,112 |
| i | Al-'Uyūn {Al-Uyun} | العيون | SHA | ... | 27,526 |
| i | Al-Wajh | الوجه | TAB | ... | 25,984 |
| i | 'Ank {Ank} | عنك | SHA | ... | 21,159 |
| i | An-Nimāṣ {An-Nimas} | النماص | ASI | ... | 23,780 |
| i | An-Nu'ayrīyah {An-Nuayriyah} | النعيريه | SHA | ... | 20,964 |
| i | 'Ar'ar {Arar} | عرعر | HUD | 108,055 | 145,237 |
| i | Ar-Rass | الرس | QAS | 56,866 | 79,632 |
| i | Ar-Riyād [Riyadh] {Ar-Riyad} | الرياض | RIY | 2,776,096 | 4,087,152 |
| i | As-Sulayyil | السليل | RIY | ... | 23,521 |
| i | Ath-Thuqbah | الثقبه | SHA | 125,650 | 191,826 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭa'if {At-Taif} | الطائف | MAK | 416,121 | 521,273 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭaraf {At-Taraf} | الطرف | SHA | ... | 21,004 |
| i | Aẓ-Ẓahrān [Dhahran] {Az-Zahran} | الظهران | SHA | 73,691 | 97,446 |
| i | Az-Zulfī {Az-Zulfi} | الزلفى | RIY | 41,660 | 52,209 |
| i | Badr | بدر | MAD | ... | 26,633 |
| i | Baḥrah {Bahrah} | بحره | MAK | ... | 59,809 |
| i | Baljurshī {Baljurshi} | بلجرشى | BAH | ... | 39,650 |
| i | Bīsh {Bish} | بيش | JIZ | ... | 24,167 |
| i | Bīshah {Bishah} | بيشه | ASI | 43,485 | 78,303 |
| i | Buqayq | بقيق | SHA | 31,986 | 29,631 |
| i | Buraydah | بريده | QAS | 248,636 | 378,422 |
| i | Ḍubā {Duba} | ضباء | TAB | ... | 21,939 |
| i | Ḥafar al-Bāṭin {Hafar al-Batin} | حفر الباطن | SHA | 137,793 | 231,978 |
| i | Ḥā'il {Hail} | حائل | HAI | 176,757 | 267,005 |
| i | Ḥaql {Haql} | حقل | TAB | ... | 22,272 |
| i | Jiddah [Jidda] | جدة | MAK | 2,046,251 | 2,801,481 |
| i | Jīzān {Jizan} | جيزان | JIZ | 56,565 | 100,694 |
| i | Khamīs Mushayṭ {Khamis Mushayt} | خميس مشيط | ASI | 217,870 | 372,695 |
| i | Laylā {Layla} | ليلى | RIY | ... | 27,026 |
| i | Maḥā'il {Mahail} | محائل | ASI | ... | 48,760 |
| i | Makkah [Mecca] | مكه | MAK | 965,697 | 1,294,168 |
| i | Najrān (Aba as-Suud) {Najran} | نجران | NAJ | 90,983 | 246,880 |
| i | Rābigh {Rabigh} | رابغ | MAK | 31,963 | 40,986 |
| i | Rafḥah {Rafhah} | رفحاء | HUD | 30,135 | 44,889 |
| i | Raḥīmah {Rahimah} | رحيمة | SHA | 45,471 | 41,458 |
| i | Ṣabyā {Sabya} | صبياء | JIZ | 34,951 | 52,441 |
| i | Ṣafwah {Safwah} | صفوى | SHA | 37,289 | 45,202 |
| i | Sakākah {Sakakah} | سكاكا | JAW | 65,793 | 122,686 |
| i | Ṣāmiṭah {Samitah} | صامطه | JIZ | ... | 26,362 |
| i | Sayhāt {Sayhat} | سيهات | SHA | 58,060 | 66,038 |
| i | Shaqrā' {Shaqra} | شقراء | RIY | ... | 22,791 |
| i | Sharūrah {Sharurah} | شروره | NAJ | 37,091 | 65,185 |
| i | Ṭabarjal {Tabarjal} | طبرجل | JAW | ... | 39,195 |
| i | Tabūk {Tabuk} | تبوك | TAB | 292,555 | 441,351 |
| i | Tārūt {Tarut} | تاروت | SHA | 38,055 | 80,686 |
| i | Taymā' {Tayma} | تيماء | TAB | ... | 26,587 |
| i | Turabah | تربه | MAK | ... | 22,836 |
| i | Ṭurayf {Turayf} | طريف | HUD | 32,022 | 40,137 |
| i | Umm Lajj | املج | TAB | 25,352 | 33,157 |
| i | 'Unayzah {Unayzah} | عنيزه | QAS | 91,106 | 128,930 |
| i | Wādī ad-Dawāsir {Wadi ad-Dawasir} | وادي الدواسر | RIY | ... | 79,558 |
| i | Yanbu' al-Baḥr {Yanbu al-Bahr} | ينبع البحر | MAD | 119,819 | 188,430 |
| i | Ẓahrān al-Janūb {Zahran al-Janub} | ظهران الجنوب | ASI | ... | 20,890 |