Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia
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Qurayyat
القريات | |
|---|---|
  Qurayyat Location in Al Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′N 037°22′E / 31.317°N 37.367°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Al Jawf (Al-Jouf) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 147,550 |
Qurayyat (also Al Qurayyat or Gurayat, Arabic: القريات) is a city located in Al Jawf Province, in northern Saudi Arabia. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from border of Jordan. Qurayyat had a population of 147,550 at the 2010 Census.[1] It is a small city with a very big market. Qurayyat is known for its olives and salt.
Al-Hadithah border port
Al-Hadithah Port is the largest and most important ports in the Kingdom and the Middle East and is located west of the province Qurayyat (30) kilometers, and is the one of the largest ports in the Middle East. It is of great significance, as it is a link to the neighbouring countries in the Kingdom such as Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. It is of importance to people coming for Hajj and Umrah from Turkey, Russia and Chechnya and other nationalities, as well as for cargo export and supply.
Weather
Climatic conditions in the province Qurayyat affected to some extent climate Mediterranean region, and is characterized by a climate region moderation summer though temperatures recorded a record high as 7 August 1987, but this is not a record for the other days of the summer as the use of air conditioning was not permanently as most days summer does not require the use of air conditioners, but that at night resort rights to lids with a starting breezes night saturated moisture sometimes with mild atmosphere of the region in summer but winter Qurayyat very cold and consists frost and temperatures drop to 12.8 below zero, as happened in the winter of 1972. The falling snow on the area (ALkatab mountains) as covered by the white color because of the high region than elsewhere. In winter there is a certain season of rain and attractions ideal for the climate of the region due to seasonal changes in wind directions affecting the region.
Climate
In Qurayyat, there is a desert climate. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Qurayyat is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). About 42 mm (1.65 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Qurayyat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
42 (1.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data | |||||||||||||
Population
The population of the province Qurayyat alone (116,162) people, either the total number of population centers and villages affiliate (147,550) people, according to the census for the year 2010.
Activity population
- Grazing: due to natural pastures along the Wadi Sirhan at all times of the year.
- Industry: based on agricultural products such as olive oil - and canning salt and olive extract.
- Trade: border area direct land trade.
- Agriculture: olive cultivation and some crops suited to the quality of the soil
Hospitals
There are two main hospitals in Gurayat: Gurayat General Hospital and King Faisal Hospital.
Gurayat General Hospital (GGH)
Gurayat General Hospital is 350-bed secondary referral center with a catchment area of almost 400 km area with referrals from seven district general hospitals, each comprising 50 beds, and many primary health centres. It has almost all branches of surgery, namely, general surgery with minimal access surgical facilities, neurosurgery, urology, paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, ENT, maxillo-facial, ophthalmology.
There is a very busy accident & emergency (A & E) department, led by a general surgeon, two specialists and 14 residents, having fully equipped resuscitation room, with 5 beds, triage areas, observation rooms, cubicles, plaster and minor surgery procedure rooms (clean and dirty), Ob ER, pediatic ER. The total number of beds in ER is 27. This hospital receives emergency referrals for general surgery, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, urology and other specialties on daily basis. As the number of population is increased in this area, so is the number of attendants in A & E with last year[when?] being just above 100,000. A & E is just next to fully equipped radiology department, having two emergency X-rays for male and female patients, with emergency facilities for two helical CT scans, and MRI, portable US, covered by radiologists on call. A & E is backed up by 20 bed fully equipped ICU, with a resident and specialist on duty round the clock, and PICU, NICU. We have a separate burn unit where major burns are treated.
Airports
The city has a domestic airport (IATA: URY, ICAO: OEGT) about 10 km from the center. It operates by Saudia to Riyadh and Jeddah. The nearest airport is Turaif Domestic Airport.
Other transport facilities
Other transport include the main bus facilities[2]
There is a new proposed railway facility going under construction, the Saudi Railway (SAR) to link Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia and Riyadh.
Buildings and structures
At 31.585774 N 37.900386 E there is a 468 metres high guyed radio mast. Close to this, at 31.583635 N 37.903883 E, there is a 458 metres high guyed radio mast.[1]
Schools
There are many Arabic schools in Gurayat. The only English IGCSE school is in Sakakah.[3] The nearest university is Al Jouf University.
Tourism
Al Qurayyat's most important tourist destination point is Ka'af castle. It is located in the Ka'af village next to the castle Mountain Saidi from the east, which is a historic mansion built in 1338 AH by Sheikh Nawaf al-Shaalan before subject area of Saudi rule, a castle warship shape built of stone sedimentary limestone white witharchitectural style unique to the rocky area, and consists of a number of rooms for residential use and other management and some ammunition stores, with four towers at each corner is a square shape.
Archaeological sites
- Castle Mountain Saidi: located to the north-west of Ka'af castle.
References
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Al-Jouf: Alquryyat". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
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- ^ Al Jouf international school