List of cities and towns
in Saudi Arabia
|
Population over 1
million |
|
Riyadh |
capital |
|
Jeddah |
second largest city;
pilgrimage gateway to
Mecca; main Red Sea port |
|
Dammam |
Eastern Province
capital; third largest
metropolitan area |
|
Makkah |
Mecca, the holiest
city in Islam |
|
Madinah |
second holiest city
in Islam (traditionally
spelled Medina in
English) |
|
Other major cities |
|
Ta'if |
mountain resort
above Mecca |
|
Tabuk |
northwestern border
city near Jordan |
|
Buraidah |
city in north
central Arabia |
|
Hofuf |
major urban center
of the
Al-Hasa oasis |
|
Qatif |
large coastal oasis
city and
oilfield |
|
Khamis Mushayt |
western Arabian
mountain city and
military base |
