List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia

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

Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia.

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Largest cities by population

Largest cities by population (2007)	mill.
Riyadh	6.7
Jeddah	3.6
Mecca	1.7
Medina	1.3	Riyadh	Jeddah	Mecca
Dammam	1.3
Ta'if	0.7
Buraydah	0.6
Tabuk	0.5
Abha	0.4
Khamis Mushait	0.4	Medina	Dammam	Abha

Alphabetical list of cities and towns

City name	Population	Comments
A
Afif
Arar		Capital of Northern Border Province
Abha	+ 450,000	Capital of Asir
Abqaiq	+44,863 (2005)
Al-Abwa
Al-Artaweyah
Al-Hasa
B
Badr
Baljurashi
Bisha
Buraydah	505,000	Capital and largest city of Al Qasim Province
Al Bahah		Capital of Al Bahah Province
Buq a
D
Dammam	+ 1,300,000	Main seaport on Persian Gulf, capital of Eastern Province
Dhahran
Dhurma
Dahaban	+96,000
Diriyah		Capital of the First Saudi State
Duba
Dumat Al-Jandal
Dawadmi
F
Farasan city
G
Gatgat
Gerrha
Gurayat
Al-Gwei'iyyah
H
Hautat Sudair		Capital of Sudair
Habala
Hajrah
Haql
Al-Hareeq	11,000
Harmah
Ha'il		Capital of Ha'il Province
Hotat Bani Tamim	36,000
Hofuf	+334,000 (1997)
Hafr Al-Batin	+338,636 (2005)	Largest city in the North-East of Saudi Arabia
J
Jabal Umm al Ru'us
Jalajil
Al Jawf		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)
Al Jafer	+12,000 (1997)
K
Khafji	+60,975 (2005)
Khaybar
King Abdullah Economic City
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
Najran		Capital of Najran Province
Al-Namas	+47,783 (2005)	Containing Bani Amro and Al-Sarh
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
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	4,700,000	Capital city, largest city, largest population, capital of Al Riyadh Province, capital of the Second Saudi State
Rumailah	+10,000(2006)	Small and very famous village in Hasa
S
Sabt Al Alaya
Saihat	+70,000 (2005)
Safwa city
Sakakah		5,000,000
Sharurah
Shaqraa
Shaybah
As Sulayyil
T
Taif	700,000
Tabuk	730,000	Capital of Tabuk Province
Tanomah	40,000
Tarout
Tayma
Thadiq
Thuwal
Thuqbah
Turaif
U
Udhailiyah
Al-`Ula
Um Al-Sahek
Unaizah	138,351	Second largest city in Al-Qassim Province (according to 2005 census)
Uqair
'Uyayna
W
Wadi Al-Dawasir
Al Wajh
Y
Yanbu
Z
Az Zaimah
Zulfi

References

• Central Department of Statistics and Informations (Arabic)