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 | Cp 2010-04-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Bāḥah {Al-Bahah} | BAH | الباحة | Al-Bāḥah | 9,921 | 332,157 | 377,900 | 411,888 |
| i | Al-Ḥudūd ash-Shamālīyah [Northern Frontier] {Al-Hudud ash-Shamaliyah} | HDS | الحدود الشمالية | 'Ar'ar | 111,797 | 229,060 | 279,971 | 320,524 |
| i | Al-Jawf (incl. Al-Qurayyāt) | JWF | الجوف | Sakākah | 100,212 | 268,228 | 361,738 | 440,009 |
| i | Al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah [Medina] {Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah} | MDM | المدينة المنورة | Al-Madīnah | 151,990 | 1,084,947 | 1,512,724 | 1,777,933 |
| i | Al-Qaṣīm [Al-Qaseem] {Al-Qasim} | QSM | القصيم | Buraydah | 58,046 | 750,979 | 1,015,972 | 1,215,858 |
| i | Ar-Riyāḍ {Ar-Riyad} | RYD | الرياض | Ar-Riyād | 404,240 | 3,834,986 | 5,458,273 | 6,777,146 |
| i | Ash-Sharqīyah [Eastern Region] {Ash-Sharqiyah} | SHQ | المنطقة الشرقية | Ad-Dammām | 672,522 | 2,575,820 | 3,360,031 | 4,105,780 |
| i | 'Asīr [Aseer] {Asir} | ASI | عسير | Abhā | 76,693 | 1,340,168 | 1,687,939 | 1,913,392 |
| i | Ḥā'il {Hail} | HAL | حائل | Ḥā'il | 103,887 | 411,284 | 526,882 | 597,144 |
| i | Jīzān {Jizan} | JIZ | جازان | Jīzān | 11,671 | 865,961 | 1,187,587 | 1,365,110 |
| i | Makkah al-Mukarramah [Mecca] | MKM | مكة المكرمة | Makkah | 153,128 | 4,467,670 | 5,797,184 | 6,915,006 |
| i | Najrān {Najran} | NJR | نجران | Najrān | 149,511 | 300,994 | 420,345 | 505,652 |
| i | Tabūk [Tabouk] {Tabuk} | TBK | تبوك | Tabūk | 146,072 | 486,134 | 691,716 | 791,535 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | السعودية | Ar-Riyād | 2,149,690 | 16,948,388 | 22,678,262 | 27,136,977 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C Cp 2010-04-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ar-Riyād | RYD | 5,188,286 |
| 2 | Jiddah | MKM | 3,430,697 |
| 3 | Makkah | MKM | 1,534,731 |
| 4 | Al-Madīnah | MDM | 1,100,093 |
| 5 | Ad-Dammām | SHQ | 903,312 |
| 6 | Al-Hufūf & Al-Mubarraz | SHQ | 660,788 |
| 7 | Aṭ-Ṭa'if | MKM | 579,970 |
| 8 | Tabūk | TBK | 512,629 |
| 9 | Buraydah | QSM | 467,410 |
| 10 | Khamīs Mushayṭ | ASI | 430,828 |
Cities| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1992-09-27 | C Cp 2004-09-15 | C Cp 2010-04-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abhā {Abha} | ابها | ASI | 112,316 | 201,912 | 236,157 |
| i | Abū 'Arīsh {Abu Arish} | ابو عريش | JIZ | 35,148 | 47,992 | 61,047 |
| i | Ad-Dammām [Dammam] {Ad-Dammam} | الدمام | SHQ | 482,321 | 744,321 | 903,312 |
| i | Ad-Dawādimī {Ad-Dawadimi} | الدوادمى | RYD | 37,871 | 53,071 | 61,834 |
| i | Ad-Dilam | الدلم | RYD | 29,584 | 34,905 | 40,114 |
| i | Ad-Dir'iyah {Ad-Diriyah} | الدرعيه | RYD | ... | 33,213 | 43,269 |
| i | 'Afïf {Afif} | عفيف | RYD | 28,053 | 39,581 | 45,525 |
| i | Aḥad al-Masāriḥah {Ahad al-Masarihah} | احد المسارحه | JIZ | ... | 17,931 | 25,007 |
| i | Aḥad Rāfidah {Ahad Rafidah} | احد رفيده | ASI | ... | 50,080 | 57,112 |
| i | Al-'Awāmīyah {Al-Awamiyah} | العواميه | SHQ | ... | 25,279 | 26,691 |
| i | Al-Badā'i' {Al-Badai} | البدائع | QSM | ... | 36,137 | 46,620 |
| i | Al-Bāḥah {Al-Bahah} | الباحه | BAH | ... | 85,212 | 95,089 |
| i | Al-Bukayrīyah {Al-Bukayriyah} | البكيريه | QSM | ... | 24,629 | 29,547 |
| i | Al-Ḥawīyah {Al-Hawiyah} | الحويه | MKM | 93,888 | 132,078 | 148,151 |
| i | Al-Hufūf & Al-Mubarraz [Hofuf] {Al-Hufuf & Al-Mubarraz} | الهفوف و المبرز | SHQ | 444,970 | 572,908 | 660,788 |
| i | Al-Jawf (Dūmat al-Jandal) | دومة الجندل | JWF | ... | 26,179 | 32,613 |
| i | Al-Jubayl | الجبيل | SHQ | 140,828 | 222,544 | 337,778 |
| i | Al-Jumūm {Al-Jumum} | الجموم | MKM | ... | 21,825 | 25,601 |
| i | Al-Khafjī {Al-Khafji} | الخفجى | SHQ | 49,729 | 54,464 | 67,012 |
| i | Al-Kharj | الخرج | RYD | 152,071 | 200,958 | 234,607 |
| i | Al-Khubar | الخبر | SHQ | 141,683 | 165,799 | 219,679 |
| i | Al-Khurmah | الخرمه | MKM | ... | 24,026 | 27,032 |
| i | Al-Madīnah [Medina] {Al-Madinah} | المدينه | MDM | 608,295 | 918,889 | 1,100,093 |
| i | Al-Majma'ah {Al-Majmaah} | المجمعه | RYD | 29,520 | 39,875 | 47,743 |
| i | Al-Makhwāh {Al-Makhwah} | المخواه | BAH | ... | 18,991 | 21,999 |
| i | Al-Midhnab | المذنب | QSM | ... | 24,039 | 29,210 |
| i | Al-Muzāḥimīyah {Al-Muzahimiyah} | المزاحميه | RYD | ... | 24,224 | 30,164 |
| i | Al-Qaṭīf {Al-Qatif} | القطيف | SHQ | 98,920 | 98,278 | 118,327 |
| i | Al-Qayṣūmah {Al-Qaysumah} | القيصومه | SHQ | ... | 20,316 | 22,538 |
| i | Al-Qudaīḥ {Al-Qudaih} | القديح | SHQ | ... | 25,269 | 27,904 |
| i | Al-Qunfudhah | القنفذه | MKM | ... | 20,317 | 24,512 |
| i | Al-Qurayyāt {Al-Qurayyat} | القريات | JWF | 72,921 | 100,436 | 116,162 |
| i | Al-Qūway'īyah {Al-Quwayiyah} | القويعيه | RYD | ... | 18,275 | 22,519 |
| i | Al-Qūz {Al-Quz} | القوز | MKM | ... | 20,248 | 23,391 |
| i | Al-'Ulā {Al-Ula} | العلا | MDM | ... | 29,112 | 32,413 |
| i | Al-'Ulāyah {Al-Ulayah} | العلاية | ASI | ... | 17,329 | 19,956 |
| i | Al-'Uyūn {Al-Uyun} | العيون | SHQ | ... | 27,526 | 33,042 |
| i | Al-Wajh | الوجه | TBK | ... | 25,984 | 30,512 |
| i | 'Ank {Ank} | عنك | SHQ | ... | 21,159 | 23,125 |
| i | An-Nimāṣ {An-Nimas} | النماص | ASI | ... | 23,780 | 27,021 |
| i | An-Nu'ayrīyah {An-Nuayriyah} | النعيريه | SHQ | ... | 20,964 | 26,470 |
| i | 'Ar'ar {Arar} | عرعر | HDS | 108,055 | 145,237 | 167,057 |
| i | Ar-Rass | الرس | QSM | 56,866 | 79,632 | 92,501 |
| i | Ar-Riyād [Riyadh] {Ar-Riyad} | الرياض | RYD | 2,776,096 | 4,087,152 | 5,188,286 |
| i | As-Sulayyil | السليل | RYD | ... | 23,521 | 26,639 |
| i | Ath-Thuqbah | الثقبه | SHQ | 125,650 | 191,826 | 238,066 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭa'if {At-Taif} | الطائف | MKM | 416,121 | 521,273 | 579,970 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭaraf {At-Taraf} | الطرف | SHQ | ... | 21,004 | 23,543 |
| i | Aẓ-Ẓahrān [Dhahran] {Az-Zahran} | الظهران | SHQ | 73,691 | 97,446 | 120,521 |
| i | Az-Zulfī {Az-Zulfi} | الزلفى | RYD | 41,660 | 52,209 | 60,867 |
| i | Badr | بدر | MDM | ... | 26,633 | 28,999 |
| i | Baḥrah {Bahrah} | بحره | MKM | ... | 59,809 | 75,213 |
| i | Baljurshī {Baljurshi} | بلجرشى | BAH | ... | 39,650 | 43,493 |
| i | Bīsh {Bish} | بيش | JIZ | ... | 24,167 | 30,835 |
| i | Bīshah {Bishah} | بيشه | ASI | 43,485 | 78,303 | 86,201 |
| i | Buqayq | بقيق | SHQ | 31,986 | 29,631 | 36,207 |
| i | Buraydah | بريده | QSM | 248,636 | 378,422 | 467,410 |
| i | Ḍamad {Damad} | ضمد | JIZ | ... | 18,056 | 24,056 |
| i | Ḍubā {Duba} | ضباء | TBK | ... | 21,939 | 25,568 |
| i | Ḥafar al-Bāṭin {Hafar al-Batin} | حفر الباطن | SHQ | 137,793 | 231,978 | 271,642 |
| i | Ḥā'il {Hail} | حائل | HAL | 176,757 | 267,005 | 310,897 |
| i | Ḥaql {Haql} | حقل | TBK | ... | 22,272 | 25,649 |
| i | Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm {Hawtah Bani Tamim} | حوطه بنى تميم | RYD | ... | 16,261 | 26,270 |
| i | Jiddah [Jidda] | جدة | MKM | 2,046,251 | 2,801,481 | 3,430,697 |
| i | Jīzān {Jizan} | جيزان | JIZ | 56,565 | 100,694 | 127,743 |
| i | Khamīs Mushayṭ {Khamis Mushayt} | خميس مشيط | ASI | 217,870 | 372,695 | 430,828 |
| i | Laylā {Layla} | ليلى | RYD | ... | 27,026 | 30,906 |
| i | Maḥā'il {Mahail} | محائل | ASI | ... | 48,760 | 56,953 |
| i | Makkah [Mecca] | مكه | MKM | 965,697 | 1,294,168 | 1,534,731 |
| i | Najrān (Aba as-Suud) {Najran} | نجران | NJR | 90,983 | 246,880 | 298,288 |
| i | Rābigh {Rabigh} | رابغ | MKM | 31,963 | 40,986 | 55,304 |
| i | Rafḥah {Rafhah} | رفحاء | HDS | 30,135 | 44,889 | 52,712 |
| i | Raḥīmah {Rahimah} | رحيمة | SHQ | 45,471 | 41,458 | 54,166 |
| i | Ranyah | رنيه | MKM | ... | 19,643 | 21,656 |
| i | Rumāḥ {Rumah} | رماح | RYD | ... | 18,086 | 20,276 |
| i | Ṣabyā {Sabya} | صبياء | JIZ | 34,951 | 52,441 | 63,143 |
| i | Ṣafwah {Safwah} | صفوى | SHQ | 37,289 | 45,202 | 50,447 |
| i | Sakākah {Sakakah} | سكاكا | JWF | 65,793 | 122,686 | 150,257 |
| i | Ṣāmiṭah {Samitah} | صامطه | JIZ | ... | 26,362 | 32,458 |
| i | Sayhāt {Sayhat} | سيهات | SHQ | 58,060 | 66,038 | 75,794 |
| i | Shaqrā' {Shaqra} | شقراء | RYD | ... | 22,791 | 26,651 |
| i | Sharūrah {Sharurah} | شروره | NJR | 37,091 | 65,185 | 75,237 |
| i | Ṭabarjal {Tabarjal} | طبرجل | JWF | ... | 39,195 | 48,525 |
| i | Tabūk {Tabuk} | تبوك | TBK | 292,555 | 441,351 | 512,629 |
| i | Tārūt {Tarut} | تاروت | SHQ | 38,055 | 80,686 | 77,757 |
| i | Taymā' {Tayma} | تيماء | TBK | ... | 26,587 | 30,411 |
| i | Turabah | تربه | MKM | ... | 22,836 | 25,937 |
| i | Ṭurayf {Turayf} | طريف | HDS | 32,022 | 40,137 | 48,108 |
| i | Umm Lajj | املج | TBK | 25,352 | 33,157 | 37,757 |
| i | 'Unayzah {Unayzah} | عنيزه | QSM | 91,106 | 128,930 | 152,895 |
| i | Wādī ad-Dawāsir {Wadi ad-Dawasir} | وادي الدواسر | RYD | ... | 79,558 | 93,036 |
| i | Yanbu' al-Baḥr {Yanbu al-Bahr} | ينبع البحر | MDM | 119,819 | 188,430 | 233,236 |
| i | Ẓahrān al-Janūb {Zahran al-Janub} | ظهران الجنوب | ASI | ... | 20,890 | 23,758 |