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Finally, in the early 20th century, 'Abdulaziz ibn Saud, known in the west simply as Ibn Saud, retrieved his ancestral kingdom of Najd in 1902 and consolidated his rule by 1926 with the final Saudi conquest of Hejaz, [12] subsequently naming his kingdom 'Saudi Arabia' in September 1932 [12] with Riyadh as the capital. [13]
Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia. City Population [1] Comments Abha: 334,290 (2022) Capital city of Asir Ad-Dilam: 39,267 (2022) Al-Abwa: Al Artaweeiyah:
Jeddah (English: / ˈ dʒ ɛ d ə / JED-ə), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ d ə / JID-ə; Arabic: جِدَّة , romanized: Jidda, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ˈ(d)ʒɪd.da]), is the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region.
Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia.Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. [15]
Abha (Arabic: أَبْهَا, ʾAbhā) is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia. It is situated 2,270 metres (7,450 feet) above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha's mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis. Saudis also call the city the Bride of ...
The minimum population for a city to be included is 500,000. The geographic definition of Arabia is used, encompassing the countries of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen in their entirety, as well as the island nation of Bahrain and the southern regions of Iraq and Jordan.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, seeking a commitment to reform as the Gulf state reasserts sway in a ...
Dhahran (Arabic: الظهران, romanized: Ad͟h D͟hahrān) is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.With a total population of 143,936 as of 2022, [1] it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry.