The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.
There are 5 Large Cities or Metro Cities in Saudi Arabia with the population over a million or more.
City | Population (2022) | Notes |
---|---|---|
Riyadh | 7,000,100 | Capital and largest city |
Jeddah | 3,712,917 | Largest city of Mecca Province |
Mecca | 2,385,509 | Capital of Mecca Province, holiest city of Islam |
Medina | 1,411,599 | Capital of Medina Province, second holiest city of Islam |
Dammam | 1,386,166 | Capital of Eastern Province |
City | Population [1] | Comments |
---|---|---|
Abha | 334,290 (2022) | Capital city of Asir |
Ad-Dilam | 39,267 (2022) | |
Al-Abwa | ||
Al Artaweeiyah | ||
Al Bukayriyah | 25,153 | |
Badr | 30,494 (2022) | |
Baljurashi | 35,985 (2021) | |
Bisha | 115,537 (2022) | |
Bareq | 75,351 (2015) | |
Buraydah | 574,169 (2022) | Capital and largest city of Al Qasim Province |
Al Bahah | 90,515 (2022) | Capital of Al Bahah Province |
Arar | 199,247 (2022) | Capital of Northern Borders Province |
Dammam | 1,386,166 (2022) | Capital of Eastern Province |
Dhahran | 143,936 (2022) | |
Dhurma | 16,344 (2022) | |
Dahaban | 9,436 (2022) [2] | |
Diriyah | Capital of the First Saudi | |
Duba | 39,543 (2022) | |
Dumat Al-Jandal | 49,538 (2022) | |
Dawadmi | 86,861 (2022) | |
Farasan | ||
Gatgat | ||
Gerrha | ||
Ghawiyah | Village in Jizan Province | |
Al-Gwei'iyyah | ||
Hautat Sudair | 14,813 (2022) [3] | Capital of Sudair |
Habaala | ||
Hajrah | ||
Haql | ||
Al-Hareeq | 6,895 (2022) | |
Harmah | 7,775 (2022) | |
Ha'il | 448,623 (2022) | Capital of Ha'il Province |
Hotat Bani Tamim | 30,720 (2022) | |
Hofuf-Al-Mubarraz | 729,606 (2022) | |
Huraymila | ||
Hafr Al-Batin | 387,096 (2022) | |
Jabal Umm al Ru'us | ||
Jalajil | 3,411 (2022) | |
Jeddah | 3,712,917 (2022) | Largest city of Mecca Province |
Jizan | 173,919 (2022) | Capital of Jizan Province |
Jazan Economic City | Planned city | |
Jubail | 474,679 (2022) | |
Al Jafr | 12,000 (1997) | |
Irqah | 42,179 (2022) | |
Khafji | 78,691 (2022) | |
Khaybar | ||
King Abdullah Economic City | 15,100 (2022) | Planned city |
Khamis Mushait | 535,065 (2022) | |
King Khalid Military City | 25,356 (2022) | |
Al-Saih | 295,462 | |
Knowledge Economic City, Medina | ||
Khobar | 409,549 (2022) | |
Al-Khutt | ||
Layla | 29,698 (2022) | |
Lihyan | ||
Al Lith | 20,811 (2022) | |
Al Majma'ah | 70,243 (2022) | |
Mastoorah | ||
Al Mikhwah | ||
Al Mawain | ||
Medina | 1,411,599 (2022) | Capital of Medina Province, second holiest city of Islam |
Mecca | 2,385,509 (2022) | Capital of Mecca Province, holiest city of Islam |
Muzahmiyya | 55,604 (2022) | |
Najran | 381,431 (2022) | Capital of Najran Province |
Al-Namas | 22,541 (2022) | |
Neom | Planned city being built | |
Umluj | 46,229 (2022) | |
Al-Omran | 22,781 (2022) | |
Al-Oyoon | 35,226 (2022) | |
Qadeimah | ||
Qatif | 87,332 (2022) | |
Qaisumah | 20,887 (2005) | |
Al Qadeeh | ||
Al Qunfudhah | 42,447 (2022) | |
Qurayyat | 167,104 (2022) | Second Largest city of Al Jowf Province |
Rabigh | 72,928 (2022) | |
Rafha | 63,929 (2022) | Northern Border Province |
Ar Rass | 107,902 (2022) | Third Largest city in Al-Qassim |
Ras Tanura | 57,030 (2022) | Eastern Province |
Rumah | ||
Raghbah | ||
Ranyah | 28,681 (2022) | |
Riyadh | 7,000,100 (2022) | Capital and largest city |
Riyadh Al-Khabra | 25,588 (2022) | Historical city best known for trading and goods exchange |
Rumailah | 10,000 (2006) | Small village in Al-Hasa |
Sabt Al Alaya | ||
Sabya | 72,086 (2022) | |
Sarat Abidah | 19,855 (2022) | |
Saihat | 84,818 (2022) | |
Safwa city | 45,676 (2022) | |
Sakakah | 204,362 (2022) | Capital of Al Jawf Province |
Sharurah | 89,456 (2022) | |
Shaqra | 32,215 (2022) | |
Shaybah | ||
As Sulayyil | ||
Taif | 770,752 (2022) | |
Tabuk | 594,350 (2022) | Capital of Tabuk Province |
Tanomah | 12,442 (2022) | |
Tarout | 117,646 (2022) | |
Tayma | 37,579 (2022) | |
Thadiq | ||
Thuwal | 26,957 (2022) | |
Thuqbah | 248,888 (2022) | |
Turaif | 61,395 (2022) | |
Tabarjal | 78,662 (2022) | |
Udhailiyah | ||
Al-'Ula | 40,760 (2022) | |
Um Al-Sahek | ||
Unaizah | 183,319 (2022) | Second largest city in Al-Qassim Province |
Uqair | ||
Uyayna | ||
Uyun AlJiwa | 26,544 | |
Wadi Al-Dawasir | 77,433 (2022) | |
Al Wajh | 33,868 (2022) | |
Yanbu | 331,916 (2022) | |
Az Zaimah | ||
Zulfi (Al-Zulfi City) | 68,317 (2022) | |
The Northern Borders Province is the least populated province of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Iraq and Jordan. It has an area of 111,797 km2 and a population of 373,577 at the 2022 census. The region is sub-divided into four governorates: Arar, Al Uwayqilah, Rafha and Turayf. Its capital is Arar.
The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions, are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bisha, also known as Qal`at Bishah, is a town in the south-western Saudi Arabian province, 'Asir. Bisha was its own province before merging with its neighboring province, 'Asir. Bisha has a population of 202,096 according to the 2022 Census in the governorate, with nearly 240 villages and 58 larger settlements that are spread out on both sides of the Bisha Valley. The city is located to the south of the Arabian Peninsula, which is almost entirely under the administration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It stands at an altitude of approximately 610 meters (2,000 ft.) above sea level.
Rafha is a town and governorate in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around 29°38′19″N43°30′5″E. Rafha had a population of 84,536 at the 2022 Census. After Arar, it is the second largest city in the Northern Borders Region. Currently the Ministry of Housing is building over 600 new villas for the local population and others and making significant improvements to the local infrastructure.
Al Lith is a city in the Tihamah region on the coast of the Red Sea south west of the holy city of Mecca. It is the fifth largest city in population in Makkah Province, and it is one of the large sea ports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, and Miqat Yalamlam is located north of it. The population of Al Lith is over 20,800 people.
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