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Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Tabuk
تَبُوْك
Skyline of Tabuk
Skyline of Tabuk
Tabuk is located in Saudi Arabia
Tabuk
Tabuk
Location in Saudi Arabia
Tabuk is located in Middle East
Tabuk
Tabuk
Tabuk (Middle East)
Tabuk is located in West and Central Asia
Tabuk
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

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  1. 1 2 "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.