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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · Saudi Arabia · Asia

Ad Dir‘īyah

Riyadh Region · Saudi Arabia
City population
61,609
#45
in Saudi Arabia
#5
in Riyadh Region
#9,357
worldwide
RiyadhAd Dir‘īyah
24.752, 46.539 · 20 km from Riyadh
City population
61,609
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#45
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,357
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Saudi Arabia
0.2%
of the national population

About Ad Dir‘īyah

Ad Dir‘īyah is a city in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia with a population of 61,609. It is the 45th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Saudi Arabia, and the 9,357th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from Riyadh.

Position in Saudi Arabia
#45of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Riyadh Region
#5of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Riyadh Region
Rank in region
#5of 12
Distance to capital
20 km
to Riyadh
Elevation
600 m
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Coordinates
24.752, 46.539
Record updated
2026-04-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

Nearby Cities

All 96 in Saudi Arabia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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