List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia

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

Largest cities by population

Alphabetical list of cities and towns

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Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia.
City Population Comments
Al-Abwa
Al Artaweeiyah
B
Badr
Baljurashi
Bisha
Bareg + 50,000
Buraydah 505,000 Capital and largest city of Al Qasim Province
Al Bahah366,000+ 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 city
G
Gatgat
Gerrha
Gurayat 147,550
Al-Gwei'iyyah
H
Hautat Sudair Capital of Sudair
Habala
Hajrah
Haql
Al-Hareeq11,000
Harmah
Ha'il Capital of Ha'il Province
Hotat Bani Tamim36,000
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 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 Jafer+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 Kharj
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
Najran329,000+ 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 Qunfudhah272,000+
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
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
Yanbu298,000+
Z
Az Zaimah
Zulfi

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