Rayyis

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Rayyis
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Rayyis
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 23°34′N38°36′E / 23.567°N 38.600°E / 23.567; 38.600 Coordinates: 23°34′N38°36′E / 23.567°N 38.600°E / 23.567; 38.600
Country Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Province Al Madinah Province
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EAT)

Rayyis is a small coastal town in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. [1]

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References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011.