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Political Map of Saudi Arabia

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  Saudi Arabia Map Saudi Arabia is officially known as Republic of Saudi Arabia. Monarchy prevails in the country. Both the King and the Prime Minster control the duties of…


Political Map of Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Arabia Map

Saudi Arabia is officially known as Republic of Saudi Arabia. Monarchy prevails in the country. Both the King and the Prime Minster control the duties of chief of the state and head of the government.

The economy of the country mainly depends on oil. In the political map of Saudi Arabia, the national capital, major cities and the boundaries have been indicated in a clear format.

Saudi Arabia is officially known as Republic of Saudi Arabia. Monarchy prevails in the country. Both the King and the Prime Minster control the duties of chief of the state and head of the government. The economy of the country mainly depends on oil. In the political map of Saudi Arabia, the national capital, major cities and the boundaries have been indicated in a clear format.

Saudi Arabia Features

Saudi Arabia is a country located in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is famous for two sacred shrines of Islam, Mecca and Medina. The country of Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s geographic coordinates are 25° North latitude and 45° East longitude. The country has 2640 kilometers of coastline. The population of Saudi Arabia as per July 2007 estimate was 27, 601, 138.

Saudi Arabia Capital

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. It is also the largest city of the country. There are 15 municipalities in Riyadh. There are many important landmarks in the city like Al Faisaliyah, Riyadh TV Tower, King Fahd Stadium, Kingdom Center. The geographic coordinates of Riyadh are 24°38’27” North latitude and 46°46’22” East longitude. The national capital has been indicated in the Saudi Arabia political map by a red square box with black outline.

Some of the nearby cities and towns of Riyadh are Al Faysaliyah, As Salihiyah, Al Malaz, Al Fa’iziyah and Al `Aziziyah. King Khalid International airport serves the capital city. Some of the airports that are nearby Riyadh are Riyadh Ab, King Abdul Aziz Mil Academy, Thumamah.

Saudi Arabia Provinces and Province Capitals

The 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia are Al Bahah, Al Jawf, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Qasim, Al Madinah, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), Ar Riyad, Jizan, ‘Asir, Ha’il, Makkah, Tabuk and Najran. Riyadh province capitals have been indicated in the printable political map of Saudi Arabia by white square boxes. Some of the highlighted capitals of the Saudi Arabia provinces are Jizan, Najran, Al Bahah, Medina, Mecca, Buraydah, Halil, Tabuk, Ad Dammam, Sakaka and Arar.

Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Province Capital
Al Bahah Al Bahah city
Northern Border Arar
Al Jawf Sakaka city
Al Madinah Medina
Al Qasim Buraidah
Ha’il Ha’il city
Asir Abha
Eastern Province Dammam
Al Riyadh Riyadh city
Tabuk Tabuk city
Nairan Nairan city
Makkah Makkah
Jizan Jizan city

Saudi Arabia Boundaries

The international boundaries of the country have been marked in the political Saudi Arabia map by black lines. The bordering countries of Saudi Arabia as indicated in the printable political map of Saudi Arabia are:

  • Somalia
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Iraq it
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Bahrain
  • Sudan

The water bodies surrounding Saudi Arabia are:

  • Arabia Sea
  • Red Sea
  • Persian Gulf
  • Gulf of Oman

Saudi Arabia Cities

Some of the major cities of Saudi Arabia, indicated in the political map of Saudi Arabia by black dots are:

  • As Sulayyil
  • As Khamasin
  • Ar Rawadh
  • Jiddah
  • Rabigh
  • Al Qunfudhah
  • Baqa
  • Al Hufuf
  • Duba
  • Al Wajh
  • Umm Lajj

 

Region Pop-2004 Pop-1992 Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Al Bahah 377,900 332,157 9,921 3,831 Baha
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah 279,971 229,060 111,797 43,165 Ar’ar
Al Jawf 361,738 268,228 100,212 38,692 Sakaka
Al Madīnah 1,512,724 1,084,947 151,990 58,684 Medina
Al Qasim 1,015,972 750,979 58,046 22,412 Buraidah
Ar Riyad 5,458,273 3,834,986 404,240 156,078 Riyadh
Ash Sharqiyah 3,360,031 2,575,820 672,522 259,662 Dammam
`Asir 1,687,939 1,340,168 76,693 29,611 Abha
Ha’il 526,882 411,284 103,887 40,111 Ha’il
Jīzan 1,187,587 865,961 11,671 4,506 Jizan
Makkah 5,797,184 4,467,670 153,128 59,123 Mecca
Najran 420,345 300,994 149,511 57,727 Najran
Tabuk 691,716 486,134 146,072 56,399 Tabuk
13 regions 22,678,262 16,948,388 2,149,690 830,000

 

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