List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia

This is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.

Alphabetical list of cities and towns

Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia.

City	Population	Comments
Abha	750,474	Capital and largest city of Asir
Ad-Dilam	40,938
Al-Abwa
Al Artaweeiyah
Al Bukayriyah	25,153
B
Badr	61,577
Baljurashi	65,223
Bisha	205,346
Bareg	+ 50,000
Buraydah	614,093	Capital and largest city of Al Qasim Province
Al Bahah	366,000+	Capital of Al Bahah Province
Buq a
D
Dammam	+ 2,054,710	Main seaport on Persian Gulf, capital of Eastern Province
Dhahran	138,135
Dhurma
Dahaban	+96,000
Diriyah		Capital of the First Saudi State
Duba
Dumat Al-Jandal
Dawadmi
F
Farasan
G
Gatgat
Gerrha
Gurayat	147,550
Al-Gwei'iyyah
H
Hautat Sudair		Capital of Sudair
Habaala
Hajrah
Haql
Al-Hareeq	11,000
Harmah
Ha'il		Capital of Ha'il Province
Hotat Bani Tamim	36,000
Hofuf	+334,000 (1997)
Huraymila
Hafr Al-Batin	+338,636 (2005)	Largest city in the northeast of Saudi Arabia
J
Jabal Umm al Ru'us
Jalajil
Al Jawf	242,813	Capital of Al Jawf Province
Jeddah	+ 3,600,000	Second largest city, main seaport on Red Sea
Jizan	+ 127,743	Capital of Jizan Province
Jizan Economic City
Jubail	+224,430 (2005)	Home to the Middle East's largest and world's 4th largest petrochemical company.
Al Jafr	+12,000 (1997)
K
Khafji	+60,975 (2005)
Khaybar
King Abdullah Economic City	*	*Expected to house over 2 million residents once completed.
Khamis Mushayt	630,000
Al-Saih
Knowledge Economic City, Medina
Khobar	+455,541 (2005)
Al-Khutt
L
Layla
Lihyan
Al Lith
M
Al Majma'ah	45,000+
Mastoorah
Al Mikhwah
Al-Mubarraz	550,000
Al Mawain
Mecca	+ 1,700,000	Holiest city of Islam religion, capital of Makkah Province
Medina	+ 1,300,000	Second holiest city of Islam religion, capital of Al Madinah Province
Muzahmiyya	100,000	20 miles west of Riyadh, known for its fancy large farms and resorts.
N
Najran	329,000+	Capital of Najran Province
Al-Namas	+47,783 (2005)	Mainly containing the Shehri (Bani Shehr) and the Amri (Bani Amr) tribes
O
Omloj
Al-Omran	+49,000 (1997)	Including Al-Huta, Al-Rumailah, Northern & Southern Al-Omran, Ghomsi and other villages belonging to it
Al-Oyoon	+33,000 (1997)
Q
Qadeimah
Qatif	+474,573 (2005)	Eastern Province
Qaisumah	+20,887 (2005)
Al Qunfudhah	272,000+
R
Rabigh
Rafha		Northern Border Province
Ar Rass	116,164 (2005)	Largest city in Al-Qassim Province by area and third largest by population
Ras Tanura	+43,338 (2005)	Eastern Province
Riyadh	6,700,000	Capital city, largest city, largest population, capital of Al Riyadh Province, capital of the Second Saudi State
Riyadh Al-Khabra	69,690	Historical city best known for trading and goods exchange
Rumailah	+10,000(2006)	Small village in Al-Hasa
S
Sabt Al Alaya
Sarat Abidah
Saihat	+70,000 (2005)
Safwa city
Sakakah	242,813
Sharurah	150,000
Shaqraa
Shaybah
As Sulayyil
T
Taif	700,000
Tabuk	730,000	Capital of Tabuk Province
Tanomah	40,000
Tarout
Tayma
Thadiq
Thuwal
Thuqbah
Turaif
Tabarjal
U
Udhailiyah
Al-`Ula
Um Al-Sahek
Unaizah	138,351	Second largest city in Al-Qassim Province (according to 2005 census)
Uqair
'Uyayna
Uyun AlJiwa	26,544
W
Wadi Al-Dawasir
Al Wajh
Y
Yanbu	298,000+
Z
Az Zaimah
Zulfi

References

• Central Department of Statistics and Information (in Arabic)
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