Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Tabuk
تَبُوْك
Skyline of Tabuk
Tabuk
Location in Saudi Arabia
Tabuk
Tabuk (Middle East)
Tabuk
Tabuk (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 28°23′50″N 36°34′44″E / 28.39722°N 36.57889°E / 28.39722; 36.57889
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceTabuk
GovernorateTabuk
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • City594,350
 • Metro
623,665 (Tabuk Governorate)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total (Metro)$29.6 billion[2]
 • Per capita$43,100
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+966 14

Tabuk (Arabic: تَبُوْك Tabūk, ar) is the capital city of the Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 594,350 (As of 2022).[1] It is close to the border with Jordan. The largest air force base in Saudi Arabia is in the city.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tabuk Governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. "TelluBase—Saudi Arabia Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. 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.