Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Tabuk
تَبُوْك
Skyline of Tabuk
Skyline of Tabuk
Tabuk is located in Saudi Arabia
Tabuk
Tabuk
Coordinates: 28°23′50″N 36°34′44″E / 28.39722°N 36.57889°E / 28.39722; 36.57889
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceTabuk
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • City594,350
 • Metro
623,665 (Tabuk Governorate)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+966 14

Tabuk (Arabic: تَبُوْك Tabūk, Arabic: [taˈbu:k]) is the capital city of the Tabuk Region in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 594,350 (as of 2022). It is close to the Jordan–Saudi Arabia border and houses the largest air force base in Saudi Arabia.[2]

  1. ^ "Tabuk Governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Mackey, Sandra (2002), The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, p. 234, ISBN 0-393-32417-6 Updated Edition. Norton Paperback. First edition: 1987; Pbk.

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