SAUDI ARABIAhistorical demographical data of the urban centers |
PLACE NAME | province | variants of the name | e1993 | e1990 | e1985 | e1980 | c1974 | e1965 | e1961/62 | e1959 | e1956 | e1950 | e1935 | e1930 | e1910 | e1900 | e1890 | e1885 | particulars | elevation | |||
source: | *=capital | CG | LB | BB | IA | EW,HC | IA | IA,MI | WG | DV | DV | EB | DV | DV | DV | MI | DV | in m | |||||
Aba as Sa'ud | > see: | Najran | |||||||||||||||||||||
Abha | AS* | Ebha, Ibha, Manadhir, Menadir | 112,3 | 30,2 | 2170 | ||||||||||||||||||
Abu Arish | JZ | Abu al 'Arish | 35,1 | 7,5 | 7,5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ad-Dammâm | > see: | Dammâm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Bâhah | > see: | Bâhah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Hawtah | > see: | Hillah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Hillah | > see: | Hillah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Hubar | > see: | Khubar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Hufûf | > see: | Hufûf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Jawf | > see: | Jauf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Khubar | > see: | Khubar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Madînah | > see: | Madînah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Mubarraz | > see: | Mubarraz | |||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Qatif | > see: | Qatif | |||||||||||||||||||||
Anaiza | > see: | 'Unayzah | |||||||||||||||||||||
`Ar'ar | HS* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ar-Riyad | > see: | Riyadh | |||||||||||||||||||||
At-Tâ'if | > see: | Tâ'if | |||||||||||||||||||||
Az-Zahrân | > see: | Zahrân | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bâhah | BA | Al-Bâhah, Al-Bâha | 15,6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Buraydah | QS* | Buraidah, Buraida | 255,8 | 69,9 | 50,0 | 30,0 | 40,0 | 20,0 | 20,0 | 15,0 | 24,0 | 15,0 | 520 | ||||||||||
Dammâm | SH | Ad-Dammâm | 1224,3 | 200,0 | 127,8 | 40,0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Dar'iyah | NJ | 23,5 | 10,0 | capital of the first Saudi state | |||||||||||||||||||
Dhahran | > see: | Zahrân | |||||||||||||||||||||
Djeddah | > see: | Jiddah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Djissan | > see: | Jîzân | |||||||||||||||||||||
Djof | > see: | Jauf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dûmat al-Jandal | > see: | Jauf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ebha | > see: | Abha | |||||||||||||||||||||
Er-Riad | > see: | Riyadh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gedda | > see: | Jiddah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gidda | > see: | Jiddah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gizan | > see: | Jîzân | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hâ'il | HA* | Hayil, Hayel | 176,8 | 40,5 | 20,0 | 20,0 | 4,0 | 20,0 | |||||||||||||||
Hamîs Mu`sait | > see: | Khamîs Mushayt | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hasa | > see: | Hufûf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hauta | > see: | Hillah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hawtah | > see: | Hillah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hayil | > see: | Hâ'il | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hillah | NJ | Hauta, Haouta, Al-Hawtah, Al-Hillah | 12,0 | 10,0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hofuf | > see: | Hufûf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hubar | > see: | Khubar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hufûf | SH | Al-Hufûf, Hofuf, Hasa | 225,8 | 101,3 | 85,0 | 83,0 | 100,0 | 105,0 | 30,0 | 30,0 | 15,0 | ||||||||||||
Ibha | > see: | Abha | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jauf | JF | Djof, Al-Jawf, Dûmat al-Jandal, Jauf al Amir | 5,0 | 10,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeddah | > see: | Jiddah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jiddah | MK | Jeddah, Jedda, Djeddah, Juddah, Gedda, Gidda | 2058,0 | 1800,0 | 1300,0 | 561,1 | 194,0 | 280,0 | 148,0 | 120,0 | 80,0 | 40,0 | 25,0 | 25,0 | 30,0 | 28,0 | 30,0 | administrative capital | 0 | ||||
Jîzân | JZ* | Djissan, Gizan, Qizan | 32,8 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Juddah | > see: | Jiddah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Katif | > see: | Qatif | |||||||||||||||||||||
Khamîs Mushayt | AS | Khamis-Mushait, Hamîs Mu`sait, Khmis Mushit | 217,9 | 49,6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Khubar | SH | Al-Khubar, Al-Khobar, Al-Hubar | 141,7 | 48,8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Macoraba | > see: | Makkah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Madînah | MD* | Medina, Al-Madînah, Yathrib | 608,2 | 290,0 | 198,2 | 100,0 | 60,0 | 50,0 | 30,0 | 51,0 | 30,0 | 30,0 | 40,0 | 48,0 | 40,0 | 20,0 | holy city of the Islam; arrival of Mohammed on 622.09.22 is beginning of Islam calendar | 639 | |||||
Makkah | MK* | Mecca, Mekka, Macoraba | 966,4 | 550,0 | 366,8 | 185,0 | 159,0 | 150,0 | 150,0 | 80,0 | 70,0 | 70,0 | 60,0 | 80,0 | 45,0 | holy pilgrimage city of the Islam; birthplace of Mohammed in 570; great mosque with Ka'aba | 328 | ||||||
Manadhir | > see: | Abha | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mecca | > see: | Makkah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medina | > see: | Madînah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mekka | > see: | Makkah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Menadir | > see: | Abha | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mubarraz | SH | Al-Mubarraz, Al-Mobarraz | 54,3 | 20,0 | 20,0 | 20,0 | agglomeration of Hufûf | ||||||||||||||||
Najrân | NJ* | Aba as Sa'ud | 91,0 | 47,5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Qatif | SH | Al-Qatif, Katif | 98,9 | 6,0 | 6,0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Qizan | > see: | Jîzân | |||||||||||||||||||||
Qurayat | QU* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Riyâdh | RI* | Ar-Riyâdh, Riaad, Riad, Er-Riad | 3000,0 | 1975,0 | 1800,0 | 1250,0 | 666,8 | 225,0 | 169,0 | 120,0 | 100,0 | 120,0 | 30,0 | 20,0 | 28,0 | 30,0 | royal capital | 585 | |||||
Sabiyah | Sabija | 20,0 | 20,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sakâkah | JF | Skaka, Sakâkâ | 10,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shagra | 12,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Skaka | > see: | Sakâkah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tabûk | TB* | Tabouk | 292,6 | 74,8 | 685 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tâ'if | MK | At-Tâ'if | 416,1 | 300,0 | 204,9 | 54,0 | 30,0 | 30,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 1703 | |||||||||||
'Unayzah | QS | Anaiza, Aneiza, Unaiza | 91,1 | 50,0 | 25,0 | 25,0 | 15,0 | 15,0 | 10,0 | 30,0 | 10,0 | ||||||||||||
Yathrib | > see: | Madînah | |||||||||||||||||||||
Zahrân | SH | Az-Zahrân, Dhahran | 73,7 | 12,5 |
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