Cities of Saudi Arabia
In 2010, in Saudi Arabia, there are about 100 settlements with the status of a city. The largest city in the country is its capital, Riyadh , where more than 5 million people live. There are 4 millionaire cities in the country - Riyadh , Jeddah , Mecca and Medina . In the cities of Mecca and Medina, non-Muslims are prohibited from entering and living.
The share of urban population is 82.3%.
Content
- 1 Large cities
- 2 Map of large cities
- 3 References
- 4 Literature
Major Cities
Large cities in Saudi Arabia are considered, with a population of more than 100 thousand people. As of April 28, 2010, the country has 27 cities with a population of more than 100 thousand people.
| No. | Russian name | Arab title | Population (2004) | Population (2010) | Growth (%) | Adm. district | Illustration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Riyadh | الرياض | 4 087 152 | ↗ 5 188 286 | + 4.34% | Riyadh |  |
| 2 | Jeddah | جدة | 2 801 481 | ↗ 3 430 697 | + 3.67% | Mecca |  |
| 3 | Mecca | مكة | 1,294,168 | ↗ 1,534,731 | + 3.08% | Mecca |  |
| four | Medina | المدينة المنورة | 918 889 | ↗ 1 100 093 | + 3.26% | Medina | |
| 5 | Ed dammam | الدمام | 744 321 | ↗ 903 312 | + 3.51% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 6 | Hofuf | الهفوف | 572 908 | ↗ 660 788 | + 2.57% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 7 | At-taif | الطائف | 521,273 | ↗ 579 970 | + 1.92% | Mecca | |
| 8 | Tabuk | تبوك | 441 351 | ↗ 512 629 | + 2.70% | Tabuk | |
| 9 | Burayda | بريدة | 378 422 | ↗ 467 410 | + 3.83% | Gassim | |
| 10 | Khamis Mushait | خميس مشيط (محافظة) | 372,695 | ↗ 430 828 | + 2.61% | Asir | |
| eleven | Jubail | الجبيل | 222 544 | ↗ 337 778 | + 7.71% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 12 | Hail | حائل | 267 005 | ↗ 310 897 | + 2.75% | Hail | |
| 13 | Najran | نجران | 246,880 | ↗ 298 228 | + 3.43% | Najran | |
| fourteen | Khafar Al Batin | حفر الباطن | 231 978 | ↗ 271 642 | + 2.85% | Al Sharqiya | |
| fifteen | Et-tukba | الثقبة | 191 826 | ↗ 238 066 | + 3.92% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 16 | Abha | أبها | 201 912 | ↗ 235 157 | + 2.83% | Asir | |
| 17 | El harj | الخرج | 200 958 | ↗ 234 607 | + 2.80% | Riyadh | |
| eighteen | Yanbu Al Bahr | ينبع | 188 430 | ↗ 233 236 | + 3.87% | Medina | |
| 19 | Al Khobar | الخبر | 165,799 | ↗ 219 679 | + 5.14% | Al Sharqiya | |
| twenty | Ajar | عرعر | 145,237 | ↗ 167 057 | + 2.52% | El Khudood Ash Shamaliya | |
| 21 | Unize | محافظة عنيزة | 128 930 | ↗ 152 895 | + 3.08% | Gassim | |
| 22 | Sakaka | سكاكا | 122,686 | ↗ 150 257 | + 3.68% | Al jouf | |
| 23 | Al jawiyah | الحويه | 132 078 | ↗ 148 151 | + 2.07% | Mecca | |
| 24 | Jizan | جازان | 100 694 | ↗ 127 743 | + 4.33% | Jizan | |
| 25 | Dahran | الظهران | 97,446 | ↗ 120 521 | + 3.86% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 26 | El Katif | القطيف | 98 278 | ↗ 118 327 | + 3.36% | Al Sharqiya | |
| 27 | Al kurayat | القريات | 100 436 | ↗ 116 162 | + 2.62% | Al jouf |
Map of major cities
Map legend (when you hover over the label, the population is displayed) :
- more than 1,000,000 people
- from 500,000 to 1,000,000
- from 250,000 to 500,000 people
- from 100,000 to 250,000 people
Big Cities Of Saudi Arabia
Links
Literature
- Gusterin P.V. Cities of the Arab East. - M .: East-West, 2007 .-- 352 p. - (Encyclopedic reference book). - 2000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-478-00729-4 .